CDE-06.30.2013-Q2

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
___________________________________________ 
FORM 10-Q
___________________________________________
þ
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013
OR
¨
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission file number 001-08641
____________________________________________ 
COEUR MINING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
____________________________________________
Delaware
 
82-0109423
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
PO Box I,
505 Front Ave.
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
 
83816
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(208) 667-3511
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
_________________________________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:    Yes  þ    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.)    Yes  þ    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
þ
Accelerated filer
 
¨
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
 
¨
Smaller reporting company
 
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  þ
The Company has 150,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.01, authorized of which 101,572,474 shares were issued and outstanding as of August 7, 2013.

1


COEUR MINING, INC.
INDEX
 
 
Page No.
Part I.
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
Part II.
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
Item 6.

2




COEUR MINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
ASSETS
Notes

 
(In thousands, except share data)
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
$
249,531

 
$
125,440

Investments
5

 

 
999

Receivables
6

 
64,607

 
62,438

Ore on leach pad
 
 
28,880

 
22,991

Metal and other inventory
7

 
148,286

 
170,670

Deferred tax assets
13

 
2,620

 
2,458

Restricted assets
 
 
660

 
396

Prepaid expenses and other
 
 
17,945

 
20,790

 
 
 
512,529

 
406,182

NON-CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
9

 
660,333

 
683,860

Mining properties, net
10

 
2,357,689

 
1,991,951

Ore on leach pad
 
 
26,861

 
21,356

Restricted assets
 
 
24,468

 
24,970

Marketable securities
5

 
16,008

 
27,065

Receivables
6

 
38,539

 
48,767

Debt issuance costs, net
 
 
11,890

 
3,713

Deferred tax assets
13

 
969

 
955

Other
 
 
17,430

 
12,582

TOTAL ASSETS
 
 
$
3,666,716

 
$
3,221,401

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
 
$
57,446

 
$
57,482

Accrued liabilities and other
 
 
9,369

 
10,002

Accrued income taxes
 
 
8,662

 
27,108

Accrued payroll and related benefits
 
 
15,576

 
21,306

Accrued interest payable
 
 
10,237

 
478

Debt and capital leases
11

 
5,485

 
55,983

Royalty obligations
11,16
 
44,605

 
65,104

Reclamation and mine closure
12

 
473

 
668

Deferred tax liabilities
13

 
121

 
121

 
 
 
151,974

 
238,252

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Debt and capital leases
11

 
306,578

 
3,460

Royalty obligations
11,16
 
86,304

 
141,879

Reclamation and mine closure
12

 
35,708

 
34,670

Deferred tax liabilities
13

 
711,550

 
577,488

Other long-term liabilities
 
 
23,110

 
27,372

 
 
 
1,163,250

 
784,869

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 20)
 
 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; authorized 150,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 101,567,355 at June 30, 2013 and 90,342,338 at December 31, 2012
 
 
1,016

 
903

Additional paid-in capital
 
 
2,770,953

 
2,601,254

Accumulated deficit
 
 
(418,926
)
 
(396,156
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
 
(1,551
)
 
(7,721
)
 
 
 
2,351,492

 
2,198,280

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
$
3,666,716

 
$
3,221,401


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

3


COEUR MINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
Notes
(In thousands, except share data)
Sales of metal
 
$
204,525

 
$
254,406

 
$
376,322

 
$
458,970

Production costs applicable to sales
 
(142,924
)
 
(131,823
)
 
(231,708
)
 
(224,377
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
(57,653
)
 
(61,024
)
 
(108,089
)
 
(113,616
)
Gross profit
 
3,948

 
61,559

 
36,525

 
120,977

COSTS AND EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
 
15,026

 
8,594

 
25,253

 
16,190

Exploration
 
6,774

 
6,305

 
13,615

 
12,872

Litigation settlement
20

32,046

 

 
32,046

 

Loss on impairment and other
 
86

 
4,813

 
205

 
4,813

Pre-development, care, maintenance and other
 
973

 
273

 
5,458

 
1,341

Total cost and expenses
 
54,905

 
19,985

 
76,577

 
35,216

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
 
(50,957
)
 
41,574

 
(40,052
)
 
85,761

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value adjustments, net
4,16

66,754

 
16,039

 
84,550

 
(7,074
)
Other than temporary impairment of marketable securities
5

(17,192
)
 

 
(17,227
)
 

Interest income and other, net
 
419

 
(3,221
)
 
4,275

 
1,786

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
11

(10,930
)
 
(7,557
)
 
(20,662
)
 
(14,227
)
Total other income and expense, net
 
39,051

 
5,261

 
50,936

 
(19,515
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(11,906
)
 
46,835

 
10,884

 
66,246

Income tax provision
13

(23,134
)
 
(23,862
)
 
(33,654
)
 
(39,298
)
NET INCOME (LOSS)
 
$
(35,040
)
 
$
22,973

 
$
(22,770
)
 
$
26,948

INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
3

$
(0.35
)
 
$
0.26

 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
0.30

Diluted
3

$
(0.35
)
 
$
0.26

 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
0.30

Weighted average number of shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
3

99,833

 
89,631

 
94,918

 
89,611

Diluted
3

99,833

 
89,733

 
94,918

 
89,777

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

4


COEUR MINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended
June 30,
 
Notes
2013
 
2012
2013
 
2012
 
 
(In thousands)
Net income (loss)
 
$
(35,040
)
 
$
22,973

$
(22,770
)
 
$
26,948

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities
4,5
(7,491
)
 
(5,676
)
(11,057
)
 
(5,252
)
Reclassification adjustments for losses included in net income(A)
4,5
17,192

 

17,227

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
9,701

 
(5,676
)
6,170

 
(5,252
)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 
$
(25,339
)
 
$
17,297

$
(16,600
)
 
$
21,696

A. The reclassification adjustments have been reflected in other than temporary impairment of marketable securities in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

COEUR MINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Six months ended June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Notes
Common
Stock
Shares
 
Common
Stock Par
Value
 
Additional Paid-
In Capital
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Total
Balances at December 31, 2012
 
90,342

 
$
903

 
$
2,601,254

 
$
(396,156
)
 
$
(7,721
)
 
$
2,198,280

Net income (loss)
 

 

 

 
(22,770
)
 

 
(22,770
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 

 

 

 

 
6,170

 
6,170

Common stock issued for the acquisition of Orko Silver Corp.
8
11,573

 
116

 
173,247

 

 

 
173,363

Warrants issued for the acquisition of Orko Silver Corp.
8

 

 
5,777

 

 

 
5,777

Common stock share buy back
 
(655
)
 
(7
)
 
(12,550
)
 

 

 
(12,557
)
Common stock issued/cancelled under long-term incentive plans and director fees and options, net
14
307

 
4

 
3,225

 

 


 
3,229

Balances at June 30, 2013
 
$
101,567

 
$
1,016

 
$
2,770,953

 
$
(418,926
)
 
$
(1,551
)
 
$
2,351,492

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

5


COEUR MINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
Notes
(In thousands)
 
(In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(35,040
)
 
$
22,973

 
$
(22,770
)
 
$
26,948

Add (deduct) non-cash items
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
57,653

 
61,024

 
108,089

 
113,616

Accretion of discount on debt and other assets, net
 
484

 
808

 
1,531

 
1,605

Accretion of royalty obligation
16
4,139

 
5,492

 
7,809

 
10,072

Deferred income taxes
13
12,123

 
9,690

 
19,548

 
17,368

Fair value adjustments, net
4
(65,754
)
 
(17,759
)
 
(81,795
)
 
4,018

Loss on foreign currency transactions
 
148

 
70

 
(317
)
 
369

Litigation settlement
20
22,046

 

 
22,046

 

Share-based compensation
14
1,617

 
1,033

 
2,713

 
3,170

Loss on sale of assets
 
(264
)
 
264

 
(1,132
)
 
264

Other than temporary impairment of marketable securities
5
17,192

 

 
17,227

 

Loss on impairment
 
86

 
4,813

 
205

 
4,813

Other non-cash charges
 

 
(40
)
 

 
(40
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivables and other current assets
6
4,401

 
10,319

 
8,647

 
7,365

Prepaid expenses and other
 
2,930

 
(2,857
)
 
411

 
1,916

Inventories
7
31,483

 
3,097

 
10,990

 
(21,625
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
10,094

 
14,276

 
(16,930
)
 
(39,655
)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
63,338

 
113,203

 
76,272

 
130,204

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase of short term investments and marketable securities
 
(683
)
 
(6,831
)
 
(5,332
)
 
(7,866
)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short term investments
 
1,522

 
683

 
6,344

 
20,701

Capital expenditures
19
(27,201
)
 
(32,238
)
 
(40,028
)
 
(63,885
)
Acquisition of Orko Silver Corporation
8
(101,648
)
 

 
(113,214
)
 

Other
 
254

 
995

 
1,209

 
1,180

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
(127,756
)
 
(37,391
)
 
(151,021
)
 
(49,870
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of notes and bank borrowings
11

 

 
300,000

 

Payments on long-term debt, capital leases, and associated costs
11
(1,857
)
 
(8,794
)
 
(57,197
)
 
(14,244
)
Payments on gold production royalty
11
(15,480
)
 
(19,287
)
 
(30,929
)
 
(40,660
)
Share repurchases
 

 

 
(12,557
)
 

Other
 
(25
)
 
(217
)
 
(477
)
 
(1,045
)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
(17,362
)
 
(28,298
)
 
198,840

 
(55,949
)
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
(81,780
)
 
47,514

 
124,091

 
24,385

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
331,311

 
151,883

 
125,440

 
175,012

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
249,531

 
$
199,397

 
$
249,531

 
$
199,397

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

6

Coeur Mining, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Basis of Presentation: The Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting and include the accounts of Coeur Mining, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Coeur” or the “Company”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated during consolidation. The Company has evaluated all activity that took place after June 30, 2013 and determined there are no subsequent events that need to be disclosed. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Accordingly, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012, included herein, was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date.
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and the Company’s consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013. All references to June 30, 2013 or to the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in its condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The most significant areas requiring the use of management’s estimates and assumptions relate to recoverable ounces from proven and probable reserves that are the basis of future cash flow estimates and units-of-production depreciation and amortization calculations; useful lives utilized for depreciation, depletion and amortization; estimates of future cash flows for long lived assets; estimates of recoverable gold and silver ounces in ore on leach pads; the amount and timing of reclamation and remediation costs; valuation allowance for deferred tax assets; and other employee benefit liabilities.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements:
In December, 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, "Balance Sheet (Topic 201): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities." This ASU adds certain additional disclosure requirements about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to netting arrangements. ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning January 1, 2013, with retrospective application required. The adoption of ASU 2011-11 had no effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.  
Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted ASU 2013-02, "Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income." This ASU adds the following disclosure requirements:
For items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) and into net income in their entirety, the effect of the reclassification on each affected net income line item; and
For AOCI reclassification items that are not reclassified in their entirety into net income, a cross reference to other required U.S. GAAP disclosures.     
NOTE 3 – EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, 1,202,100 shares of common stock equivalents related to equity-based awards have not been included in the diluted per share calculation as the shares would be antidilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, 632,213 shares of common stock equivalents related to equity-based awards have not been included in the diluted per share calculation as the shares would be antidilutive. The 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 because there is no excess value upon conversion over the principal amount of the Notes.
The effect of potentially dilutive stock outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

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Coeur Mining, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) - (Continued)

 
Three months ended June 30, 2013
 
Six months ended June 30, 2013
 
Income
(Numerator)
 
Shares
(Denominator)
 
Per-Share
Amount
 
Income
(Numerator)
 
Shares
(Denominator)
 
Per-Share
Amount
Basic EPS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$
(35,040
)
 
99,833

 
$
(0.35
)
 
$
(22,770
)
 
94,918

 
$
(0.24
)
Effect of Dilutive Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity awards

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
Diluted EPS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$
(35,040
)
 
99,833

 
$
(0.35
)
 
$
(22,770
)
 
94,918

 
$
(0.24
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended June 30, 2013
 
Six months ended June 30, 2012
 
Income
(Numerator)
 
Shares
(Denominator)
 
Per-Share
Amount
 
Income
(Numerator)
 
Shares
(Denominator)
 
Per-Share
Amount
Basic EPS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$
22,973

 
89,631

 
$
0.26

 
$
26,948

 
89,611

 
$
0.30

Effect of Dilutive Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity awards

 
102

 
 
 

 
166

 
 
Diluted EPS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$
22,973

 
89,733

 
$
0.26

 
$
26,948

 
89,777

 
$
0.30

NOTE 4 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Accounting standards establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
Level 2
Quoted market prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
Level 3
Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) by level within the fair value hierarchy. As required by accounting guidance, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement (in thousands):
 
Fair Value at June 30, 2013
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3  
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable equity securities
$
16,008

 
$
16,008

 
$

 
$

Gold put and call options
2,358

 

 
2,358

 

 
$
18,366

 
$
16,008

 
$
2,358

 
$

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Palmarejo royalty obligation embedded derivative
$
52,359

 
$

 
$
52,359

 
$

Rochester NSR royalty obligation
22,046

 

 
22,046

 

Other derivative instruments, net
2,554

 

 
2,554

 

 
$
76,959

 
$

 
$
76,959

 
$

 

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Coeur Mining, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) - (Continued)

    
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2012
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3  
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short term investments
$
999

 
$
999

 
$

 
$

Marketable securities
27,065

 
27,065

 

 

Other derivative instruments, net
943

 

 
943

 

 
$
29,007

 
$
28,064

 
$
943

 
$

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Royalty obligation embedded derivative
$
145,098

 
$

 
$
145,098

 
$

Put and call options
9,299

 

 
9,299

 

 
$
154,397

 
$

 
$
154,397

 
$

The Company’s short-term investments are readily convertible to cash and, therefore, these investments are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company’s marketable equity securities are recorded at fair market value in the financial statements based on quoted market prices, which are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets. Such instruments are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company’s gold put and call options, Palmarejo royalty obligation embedded derivative, Rochester NSR royalty obligation, and other derivative instruments, net, which relate to the concentrate sales contracts and foreign exchange contracts, are valued using pricing models, which require inputs that are derived from observable market data, including contractual terms, forward market prices, yield curves and credit spreads. The model inputs can generally be verified and do not involve significant management judgment. Such instruments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company had no Level 3 financial assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.
Financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are set forth below (in thousands):
 
Fair Value at June 30, 2013
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3  
Liabilities:

 
 
 
 
 
 
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
$
5,153

 
$
5,153

 
$

 
$

7.875% Senior Notes due 2021
$
295,689

 
$
295,689

 
$

 
$

Palmarejo Gold Production Royalty Obligation
$
75,645

 
$

 
$
75,645

 
$

 
Fair Value at December 31, 2012
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3  
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
$
48,220

 
$
48,220

 
$

 
$

Palmarejo Gold Production Royalty Obligation
$
90,617

 
$

 
$
90,617

 
$

The fair value of the Company's 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 was moved to Level 1 as a result of the availability of active market transactions to establish fair value.
NOTE 5 – INVESTMENTS
The Company classifies the marketable securities in which it invests as available-for-sale securities. Such securities are measured at fair market value in the financial statements with unrealized gains or losses recorded in other comprehensive income.
The equity securities reflected in the table below consist of equity securities of silver and gold exploration and development companies that the Company purchased. The following table summarizes the Company’s available-for-sale securities on hand as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands): 

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Investments in marketable securities
 
Adjusted
 Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Marketable securities at June 30, 2013
$
17,608

 
$
(1,799
)
 
$
199

 
$
16,008

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable securities at December 31, 2012
$
34,786

 
$
(10,443
)
 
$
2,722

 
$
27,065


In the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized an unrealized loss of $7.5 million and $5.7 million, respectively, in other comprehensive income (loss). In the six months ended June 30, 2013, and 2012, the Company recognized an unrealized loss of $11.1 million and $5.3 million, respectively. The Company performs a quarterly assessment on each of its marketable securities with unrealized losses to determine if the security is other than temporarily impaired. The Company's management team uses industry knowledge and expertise to evaluate each investment and determined that unrealized losses on certain investments are not other than temporary. As a result, an other than temporary impairment charge of $17.2 million was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2013.
The Company had $1.0 million of short-term investments at December 31, 2012. These investments were held with various banks and had maturity dates of less than one year. There were no short term investments at June 30, 2013.
NOTE 6 – RECEIVABLES
Receivables consist of the following (in thousands):
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31, 2012
Receivables - current
 
 
 
Accounts receivable - trade
$
9,664

 
$
8,701

Refundable income tax
1,807

 
9,331

Refundable value added tax
48,186

 
40,020

Accounts receivable - other
4,950

 
4,386

 
$
64,607

 
$
62,438

Receivables - non-current
 
 
 
Refundable value added tax
$
38,539

 
$
48,767

 
Trade receivables and other receivable balances are reported at outstanding principal amounts, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Management evaluates the collectability of receivable account balances to determine the allowance, if any. There were no allowances against receivable balances at June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.
NOTE 7 – METAL AND OTHER INVENTORY
Metal and other inventory consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
June 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Concentrate and doré inventory
$
80,306

 
$
91,130

Supplies
67,980

 
79,540

Metal and other inventory
$
148,286

 
$
170,670

NOTE 8 – ACQUISITION OF ORKO SILVER CORPORATION/LA PRECIOSA MINERAL INTERESTS
On April 16, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of Orko Silver Corporation (“Orko”). Upon completion of the acquisition, the Company holds the La Preciosa silver-gold project in the state of Durango, Mexico. The transaction was accounted for as a purchase of mineral interests since La Preciosa is a development stage project.

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Total consideration paid for the asset acquisition (in thousands):
Common shares issued (11,572,918 at $14.98)
$
173,363

Cash
99,059

Warrants (1,588,768 valued at $3.64 per warrant)
5,777

Transaction advisory fees and other acquisition costs
17,642

Total purchase price
295,841

Current liabilities
2,616

Deferred income taxes
114,339

Total liabilities assumed
116,955

Total Consideration
$
412,796

Estimated fair value of the assets acquired (in thousands):
Cash
$
3,487

Other current assets
635

Mineral interests
408,352

Other assets
322

Total assets acquired
$
412,796


NOTE 9 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
June 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Land
$
1,888

 
$
2,010

Buildings and improvements
593,989

 
581,286

Machinery and equipment
379,912

 
360,199

Capitalized leases for machinery, equipment, buildings, and land
22,445

 
35,129

 
998,234

 
978,624

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(353,533
)
 
(313,067
)
 
644,701

 
665,557

Construction in progress
15,632

 
18,303

 
$
660,333

 
$
683,860


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NOTE 10 – MINING PROPERTIES
Mining properties consist of the following (in thousands):
June 30, 2013
Palmarejo
 
San
Bartolomé
 
Kensington
 
Rochester
 
Endeavor
 
La Preciosa
 
Joaquin
 
Total
Mining properties
$
162,855

 
$
70,360

 
$
338,907

 
$
120,350

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
692,472

Accumulated depletion
(94,647
)
 
(20,305
)
 
(60,310
)
 
(101,353
)
 

 

 

 
(276,615
)
 
68,208

 
50,055

 
278,597

 
18,997

 

 

 

 
415,857

Mineral interests
1,660,580

 
26,643

 

 

 
44,033

 
408,352

 
93,429

 
2,233,037

Accumulated depletion
(266,499
)
 
(8,037
)
 

 

 
(16,669
)
 

 

 
(291,205
)
 
1,394,081

 
18,606

 

 

 
27,364

 
408,352

 
93,429

 
1,941,832

Non-producing and development properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total mining properties
$
1,462,289

 
$
68,661

 
$
278,597

 
$
18,997

 
$
27,364

 
$
408,352

 
$
93,429

 
$
2,357,689

December 31, 2012
Palmarejo
 
San
Bartolomé
 
Kensington
 
Rochester
 
Endeavor
 
Joaquin
 
Other
 
Total
Mining properties
$
155,722

 
$
70,322

 
$
333,619

 
$
114,973

 
$

 
$

 
$
11,416

 
$
686,052

Accumulated depletion
(82,037
)
 
(18,439
)
 
(46,649
)
 
(100,437
)
 

 

 
(11,416
)
 
(258,978
)
 
73,685

 
51,883

 
286,970

 
14,536

 

 

 

 
427,074

Mineral interests
1,658,389

 
26,642

 

 

 
44,033

 
93,429

 

 
1,822,493

Accumulated depletion
(235,795
)
 
(7,338
)
 

 

 
(14,625
)
 

 

 
(257,758
)
 
1,422,594

 
19,304

 

 

 
29,408

 
93,429

 

 
1,564,735

Non-producing and development properties

 

 

 

 

 

 
142

 
142

Total mining properties
$
1,496,279

 
$
71,187

 
$
286,970

 
$
14,536

 
$
29,408

 
$
93,429

 
$
142

 
$
1,991,951

Operational Mining Properties
Palmarejo Mine: Palmarejo is located in the State of Chihuahua in northern Mexico, and its principal silver and gold properties are collectively referred to as the “Palmarejo mine.” The Palmarejo mine commenced production in April 2009.

San Bartolomé Mine: The San Bartolomé mine is a silver mine located near the city of Potosi, Bolivia. The mineral rights for the San Bartolomé project are held through long-term joint venture/lease agreements with several local independent mining co-operatives and the Bolivian state owned mining organization, (“COMIBOL”). The Company commenced commercial production at San Bartolomé in June 2008.
Kensington Mine: The Kensington mine is an underground gold mine and consists of the Kensington and adjacent Jualin properties located on the east side of the Lynn Canal about 45 miles north-northwest of Juneau, Alaska. The Company commenced commercial production in July of 2010.
Rochester Mine: The Company has conducted operations at the Rochester mine, located in Western Nevada, since September 1986. The mine utilizes the heap-leaching process to extract both silver and gold from ore mined using open pit methods. Rochester’s primary product is silver with gold produced as a by-product.
Martha Mine: The Martha mine is an underground silver mine located in Argentina. The Martha mine ceased active mining operations in September 2012 and is included in "other" in the tables above.
Mineral Interests
Endeavor Mine: In May 2005, CDE Australia Pty Ltd ("CDE Australia"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur acquired the silver production and reserves, up to a maximum 17.7 million  payable ounces, contained at the Endeavor mine in Australia, which is owned and operated by Cobar Operations Pty. Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBH Resources Ltd. In March 2006, CDE Australia entered into an amended agreement under which it owns all silver production and reserves up to a total of 20.0 million payable ounces.

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CDE Australia began realizing reductions in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2008 as a result of a silver price sharing provision that was part of the purchase agreement. CDE Australia has received approximately 4.5 million payable ounces to date and the current ore reserve contains approximately 4.1 million payable ounces based on current metallurgical recovery and current smelter contract terms.
Joaquin Project: The Joaquin project is located in the Santa Cruz province of southern Argentina. The Company commenced exploration of this large property located north of the Company's Martha silver mine in November 2007 and acquired 100% in December 2012. Since that time, the Company has defined silver and gold mineralization in two deposits at Joaquin, La Negra and La Morocha, collectively referred to as the "Joaquin Project," and has recently commenced work on detailed drilling and other technical, economic and environmental programs.
La Preciosa Project: On April 16, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of Orko Silver Corporation (“Orko”), which holds the La Preciosa silver-gold project in Durango, Mexico.
NOTE 11 – DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS
The current and non-current portions of long-term debt and capital lease obligations as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
Current
 
Non-Current
 
Current
 
Non-Current
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
$

 
$
5,334

 
$
48,081

 
$

7.875% Senior Notes due 2021

 
300,000

 

 

Capital lease obligations
5,485

 
1,244

 
7,902

 
3,460

 
$
5,485

 
$
306,578

 
$
55,983

 
$
3,460


3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
Per the indenture governing the 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Convertible Notes”), the Company announced on February 13, 2013 that it was offering to repurchase all of its outstanding 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028. As of February 12, 2013, there was $48.7 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes outstanding. The Company repurchased $43.3 million in aggregate principal amount, leaving a balance of $5.3 million at June 30, 2013.     
7.875% Senior Notes due 2021
On January 29, 2013, the Company completed an offering of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) in a private placement conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). As of June 30, 2013, the outstanding balance of Notes was $300 million.
Revolving Credit Facility
On August 1, 2012, Coeur Alaska, Inc. and Coeur Rochester, Inc. (the “Borrowers”), each a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a new Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $100.0 million, which principal amount may be increased, subject to receiving additional commitments therefor, by up to $50.0 million. There is a commitment fee of 0.10% on the unused portion of the line. The unused line fee for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $0.1 and $0.3 million, respectively and was charged to interest expense.
As of June 30, 2013, no amounts were outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Palmarejo Gold Production Royalty Obligation
The Company recognized accretion expense on the Palmarejo gold production royalty obligation for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 of $4.1 million and $5.6 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the remaining minimum obligation under the royalty agreement was $56.5 million and $61.9 million, of which $23.9 million and $24.0 million were current, respectively.

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Interest Expense
The Company expenses interest incurred on its various debt instruments as a cost of operating its properties. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company expensed interest of $10.9 million and $20.7 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company expensed interest of $7.6 and $14.2 million, respectively.
Interest expense is made up of the following (in thousands):
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
2013
2012
 
2013
2012
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
$
43

$
395

 
$
380

$
791

7.875% Senior Notes due 2021
5,906


 
10,041


Revolving Credit Facility
133


 
258


Kensington Term Facility (terminated in 2012)

906

 

1,880

Capital lease obligations
98

265

 
266

608

Other debt obligations
72

162

 
268

230

Accretion of Palmarejo gold production royalty obligation
4,107

5,559

 
8,170

10,663

Amortization of debt issuance costs
539

251

 
1,064

508

Accretion of debt discount

629

 
576

1,241

Capitalized interest
32

(610
)
 
(361
)
(1,694
)
Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest
$
10,930

$
7,557

 
$
20,662

$
14,227


NOTE 12 – RECLAMATION AND MINE CLOSURE
Reclamation and mine closure costs are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements. Management estimates costs associated with reclamation of mining properties as well as remediation costs for inactive properties. The Company uses assumptions about future costs, mineral prices, mineral processing recovery rates, production levels, capital costs and reclamation costs. Such assumptions are based on the Company’s current mining plan and the best available information for making such estimates. The sum of the expected costs by year is discounted, using the Company's credit adjusted risk free interest rate. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and assumptions; however, actual amounts could differ from those based on such estimates and assumptions.
Changes to the Company’s asset retirement obligations for active mining sites are as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Asset retirement obligation - Beginning
$
35,197

 
$
33,434

 
$
34,457

 
$
32,714

Accretion
758

 
742

 
1,500

 
1,466

Addition and changes in estimates

 
335

 

 
335

Settlements
(377
)
 
(1
)
 
(379
)
 
(5
)
Asset retirement obligation
$
35,578

 
$
34,510

 
$
35,578

 
$
34,510

In addition, the Company has accrued $0.6 million and $0.9 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, for reclamation liabilities related to former mining activities. These amounts are also included in reclamation and mine closure liabilities.

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NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES
The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s income tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands): 
 
Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
(790
)
 
$
(388
)
 
$
(3,277
)
 
$
(3,525
)
Mexico
(15,798
)
 
(12,052
)
 
(19,471
)
 
(15,750
)
Bolivia
(4,556
)
 
(10,889
)
 
(8,884
)
 
(18,578
)
Other jurisdictions
(1,990
)
 
(533
)
 
(2,022
)
 
(1,445
)
Income tax provision from continuing operations
$
(23,134
)
 
$
(23,862
)
 
$
(33,654
)
 
$
(39,298
)
The income tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 varies from the statutory rate primarily because of differences in tax rates for the Company's foreign operations and changes in valuation allowances for net deferred tax assets, permanent differences and foreign exchange rate differences.
The Company has U.S. net operating loss carryforwards which expire in 2017 through 2031. Net operating losses in foreign countries have an indefinite carryforward period, except in Mexico where net operating loss carryforwards are limited to ten years.
NOTE 14 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
Compensation expense recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 for share based compensation awards was $1.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively. Compensation expense recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 for share based compensation awards was $2.1 million and $2.7 million, respectively. Stock appreciation rights (SARs) outstanding under the plan are liability-based awards and are required to be re-measured at the end of each reporting period with corresponding adjustments to previously recognized and future stock-based compensation expense. At June 30, 2013, there was $10.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost (net of estimated forfeitures) to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.

The following table summarizes the new grants issued during the six months ended June 30, 2013:
Grant date
Restricted
stock
 
Grant date fair
value of
restricted stock
 
Stock options
 
Grant date
fair value of
stock
options
 
Performance
shares
 
Grant date fair
value of
performance
shares
January 2, 2013
1,805

 
$
25.20

 

 
$

 

 
$

January 22, 2013
47,994

 
$
23.90

 
77,715

 
$
14.77

 
95,991

 
$
27.41

February 4, 2013
18,668

 
$
22.63

 
17,692

 
$
14.00

 
21,828

 
$
25.96

April 1, 2013
157,142

 
$
18.51

 
73,290

 
$
11.39

 
28,662

 
$
21.23

May 21, 2013
111,193

 
$
13.66

 

 
$

 

 
$

The following options and stock appreciation rights were exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2013:
Award Type
Number of Units
 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Options
926

 
$
20.80

Stock Appreciation Rights
3,846

 
$
15.40

The following shows the weighted average fair value of SARs outstanding at June 30, 2013: 
  
SARs
Weighted average fair value
$
4.05



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The following table shows the options and SARs exercisable at June 30, 2013:
Options
Exercisable
 
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
 
SARs
Exercisable
 
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
256,336

 
$
32.92

 
65,019

 
$
14.21


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NOTE 15 – DEFINED CONTRIBUTION AND 401(k) PLANS
Defined Contribution Plan
The Company provides a noncontributory defined contribution retirement plan for all eligible U.S. employees. Total contributions, which are based on a percentage of the salary of eligible employees, were $0.4 million and $0.5 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Total contributions for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $0.8 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
401(k) Plan
The Company maintains a retirement savings plan (which qualifies under Section 401(k) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code) covering all eligible U.S. employees. Under the plan, employees may elect to contribute up to 100% of their cash compensation, subject to ERISA limitations. The Company adopted a Safe Harbor Tiered Match and is required to make matching contributions equal to 100% of the employee’s contribution up to 3% of the employee’s compensation plus matching contributions equal to 50% of the employee’s contribution up to an additional 2% of the employee’s compensation. Total plan expenses recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Total plan expenses recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $1.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
NOTE 16 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Palmarejo Gold Production Royalty
On January 21, 2009, the Company entered into a gold production royalty transaction with Franco-Nevada Corporation. The royalty covers 50% of the life of mine production from the Palmarejo mine and adjacent properties. The royalty transaction included a minimum obligation of 4,167 ounces per month that ends when payments have been made on a total of 400,000 ounces of gold. As of June 30, 2013, a total of 170,382 ounces of gold remain outstanding under the minimum royalty obligation.
The price volatility associated with the minimum royalty obligation is considered an embedded derivative financial instrument under U.S. GAAP. As such, the Company is required to recognize the change in fair value of the remaining minimum obligation due to the changing gold prices. Unrealized gains are recognized in periods when the forward gold price has decreased from the previous period and unrealized losses are recognized in periods when the forward gold price increases. The fair value of the embedded derivative is reflected net of the Company's current credit adjusted risk free rate, which was 7.0% and 4.2% at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The fair value of the embedded derivative at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, based on forward gold prices averaging approximately $1,243 and $1,694 per ounce, respectively, was a liability of $52.3 million and $145.1 million, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, mark-to-market adjustments for this embedded derivative amounted to a gain of $69.2 million and $25.1 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, mark-to-market adjustments for this embedded derivative amounted to a gain of $92.7 million and $12.7 million, respectively.
Payments on the royalty obligation occur monthly resulting in a decrease to the carrying amount of the minimum obligation and the derivative liability and the recognition of realized gains or losses as a result of changing prices for gold. Each monthly payment is an amount equal to the greater of the minimum of 4,167 ounces of gold or 50% of the actual gold production per month multiplied by the excess of the monthly average market price of gold above $400 per ounce (which $400 floor is subject to a 1% annual inflation compounding adjustment beginning on January 21, 2013). For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, realized losses on settlement of the liabilities were $8.1 million and $11.0 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, realized losses on settlement of the liabilities were $17.2 million and $24.2 million, respectively. The mark-to-market adjustments and realized losses are included in fair value adjustments, net in the consolidated statement of operations.
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts
The Company periodically enters into forward foreign currency contracts to reduce the foreign exchange risk associated with forecasted Mexican peso (“MXN”) operating costs at its Palmarejo mine. At June 30, 2013, the Company had MXN foreign exchange contracts of $32.7 million in U.S. dollars. These contracts require the Company to exchange U.S. dollars for MXN at a weighted average exchange rate of 12.65 MXN to each U.S. dollar over the next nine months. At December 31, 2012, the Company had MXP foreign exchange contracts of $26.1 million in U.S. dollars. These contracts required the Company to exchange U.S. dollars for MXN at a weighted average exchange rate of 13.11 MXN to each U.S. dollar and the Company had a liability with a fair value of $0.1 million at December 31, 2012. In addition, at June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding call options requiring it to sell $6.0 million in U.S. dollars in exchange for MXP at a weighted average strike price of 15.50 MXP to each U.S. dollar if the foreign exchange rate exceeds the strike price. Further, at June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding put options allowing it to buy $6.0 million in U.S. dollars in exchange for MXP at a weighted average strike price of 12.50 MXP to each U.S. dollar if the foreign exchange rate exceeds the strike price. The Company had a liability with a fair value of $1.4 million at June 30,

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2013. The Company recorded mark-to-market losses on these contracts of $2.3 million and $1.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. The Company recorded mark-to-market gains on these contracts of $0.1 million and $2.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. These mark-to-market adjustments are reflected in fair value adjustments, net in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company recorded realized gains of $0.2 million and $0.8 million in production costs applicable to sales during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. The Company recorded realized losses of $1.2 million and $1.9 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, which have been recognized in production costs applicable to sales.
In connection with an arrangement agreement entered into with Orko Silver Corp., the Company entered into a foreign currency contract in the first quarter of 2013 to reduce the foreign exchange risk associated with forecasted Canadian dollars ("CAD"). Please see Note 8 - ACQUISITION OF ORKO SILVER CORPORATION/LA PRECIOSA MINERAL INTERESTS for additional information. This contract allowed the Company to exchange U.S. dollars for CAD at an exchange rate of 1.0 CAD to each U.S. dollar if the CAD exchange rate exceeded par. The contract expired unexercised in the second quarter. The Company recorded a mark-to-market gain on this contract of $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, reversing the loss recognized in the first quarter. This mark-to-market adjustment is reflected in fair value adjustments, net in the consolidated statement of operations.
Concentrate Sales Contracts
The Company enters into concentrate sales contracts with third-party smelters. The contracts, in general, provide for a provisional payment based upon provisional assays and quoted metal prices. The provisionally priced sales contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from the sale of concentrates at the forward price at the time of sale. The embedded derivative, which is the final settlement price based on a future price, does not qualify for hedge accounting. These embedded derivatives are recorded as derivative assets (in Prepaid expenses and other) or derivative liabilities (in Accrued liabilities and other) on the balance sheet and are adjusted to fair value through earnings each period until the date of final settlement. At June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding provisionally priced sales of $29.5 million, consisting of 0.3 million ounces of silver and 15,589 ounces of gold, which had a fair value of $28.4 million including the embedded derivative. At December 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding provisionally priced sales of $33.2 million consisting of 0.4 million ounces of silver and 11,957 ounces of gold, which had a fair value of approximately $34.1 million including the embedded derivative.
Commodity Derivatives
As of June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding call options requiring it to deliver 87,000 ounces of gold at a weighted average strike price of $1,964.20 per ounce if the market price of gold exceeds the strike price. At June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding put options allowing it to sell 97,000 ounces of gold at a weighted average strike price of $979.79 per ounce if the market price of gold were to fall below the strike price. The contracts expire over the next three years. At December 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding call options requiring it to deliver 97,000 ounces of gold at a weighted average strike price of $1,967.89 per ounce if the market price of gold exceeds the strike price. At December 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding put options allowing it to sell 122,000 ounces of gold at a weighted average strike price of $967.86 per ounce if the market price of gold were to fall below the strike price. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the fair market value of these contracts was a net asset of $2.4 million and a net liability of $9.3 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, 12,500 and 25,000 ounces of gold put options, respectively, expired at a weighted average strike price of $921.60 per ounce, resulting in a realized loss of $0.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, 5,000 and 10,000 ounces of gold call options, respectively, at a weighted average strike price of $2,000.00 expired. During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded unrealized gains of $6.9 million and $4.5 million, respectively, related to the outstanding options which was included in fair value adjustments, net in the consolidated statement of operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded unrealized gains of $11.7 million and $4.7 million, respectively, related to the outstanding options which was included in fair value adjustments, net in the consolidated statement of operations.

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As of June 30, 2013, the Company had the following derivative instruments that settle in each of the years indicated in the table (in thousands except average prices, ounces and notional data):
 
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
Thereafter
Palmarejo gold production royalty
$
14,750

 
$
24,895

 
$
24,691

 
$
20,069

Average gold price in excess of minimum contractual deduction
$
502

 
$
498

 
$
492

 
$
490

Notional ounces
29,389

 
50,004

 
50,004

 
40,985

Mexican peso forward purchase contracts
$
20,700

 
$
12,000

 
$

 
$

Average rate (MXP/$)
$
12.90

 
$
12.21

 
$

 
$

Mexican peso notional amount
267,119

 
146,460

 

 

Mexican peso put options purchased
$

 
$
6,000

 
$

 
$

Average strike price (MXP/$)
$

 
$
12.50

 
$

 
$

Mexico peso notional amount

 
75,000

 

 

Mexican peso call options sold
$

 
$
6,000

 
$

 
$

Average strike price (MXP/$)
$

 
$
15.50

 
$

 
$

Mexico peso notional amount

 
93,000

 

 

Silver concentrate sales agreements
$
7,249

 
$

 
$

 
$

Average silver price
$
23.92

 
$

 
$

 
$

Notional ounces
302,990

 

 

 

Gold concentrates sales agreements
$
22,252

 
$

 
$

 
$

Average gold price
$
1,427

 
$

 
$

 
$

Notional ounces
15,589

 

 

 

Gold put options purchased
$
720

 
$
720

 
$

 
$

Average gold strike price
$
936

 
$
979

 
$
1,010

 
$

Notional ounces
20,000

 
47,000

 
30,000

 

Gold call options sold
$

 
$
720

 
$

 
$

Average gold strike price
$
2,000

 
$
1,934

 
$
2,000

 
$

Notional ounces
10,000

 
47,000

 
30,000

 


The following summarizes the classification of the fair value of the derivative instruments as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2013
 
Prepaid
expenses and
other
 
Other long-term assets
 
Accrued
liabilities and
other
 
Current
portion of
royalty
obligation
 
Non-current
portion of
royalty
obligation
Foreign exchange contracts Peso
$
12

 
$

 
$
1,457

 
$

 
$

Palmarejo gold production royalty

 

 

 
17,759

 
34,600

Put and call options, net
50

 
2,308

 

 

 

Concentrate sales contracts
20

 

 
1,128

 

 

 
$
82

 
$
2,308

 
$
2,585

 
$
17,759

 
$
34,600


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December 31, 2012
 
Prepaid
expenses and
other
 
Accrued
liabilities and
other
 
Other long-
term
Liabilities
 
Current
portion of
royalty
obligation
 
Non-current
portion of
royalty
obligation
Forward foreign exchange contracts Peso
$
376

 
$
300

 
$

 
$

 
$

Palmarejo gold production royalty

 

 

 
41,146

 
103,952

Put and call options, net

 
2,025

 
7,274

 

 

Concentrate sales contracts
1,030

 
163

 

 

 

 
$
1,406

 
$
2,488

 
$
7,274

 
$
41,146

 
$
103,952

The following represent mark-to-market gains (losses) on derivative instruments for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
 
 
 
Three months ended
 June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
Financial statement line
Derivative
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Sales of metal
Concentrate sales contracts
 
$
(667
)
 
$
(877
)
 
$
(2,422
)
 
$
459

Production costs applicable to sales
Forward foreign exchange contracts
 
203

 
(1,151
)
 
830

 
(1,934
)
Fair value adjustments, net
Foreign exchange contracts MXN Peso
 
(2,260
)
 
83

 
(1,522
)
 
2,773

Fair value adjustments, net
Forward foreign exchange contracts Canadian dollar
 
1,598

 

 

 

Fair value adjustments, net
Silver ounces receivable
 

 
(337
)
 

 
22

Fair value adjustments, net
Palmarejo gold royalty
 
61,066

 
14,105

 
75,494

 
(11,505
)
Fair value adjustments, net
Put and call options
 
6,350

 
2,187

 
10,577

 
1,636

 
 
 
$
66,290

 
$
14,010

 
$
82,957

 
$
(8,549
)
    
Credit Risk
The credit risk exposure related to any potential derivative instruments is limited to the unrealized gains, if any, on outstanding contracts based on current market prices. To reduce counter-party credit exposure, the Company deals with financial institutions management deems credit worthy and limits credit exposure to each. The Company does not anticipate non-performance by any of its counterparties. In addition, to allow for situations where positions may need to be revised, the Company deals only in markets that management considers highly liquid.
NOTE 17 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Labor Union Contracts
The Company maintains one labor agreement with Sindicato de la Empresa Minera Manquiri at the San Bartolomé mine in Bolivia. The labor agreement, which became effective October 11, 2007, does not have a fixed term. As of June 30, 2013, approximately 10.2% of the Company’s worldwide labor force was covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Termination Benefits
As part of the March 2013 decision to relocate the Company's headquarters office to Chicago, the Company established a one-time termination benefit program to retain current employees during the transition. The program provides for a one-time stay-bonus as well as severance and medical benefits equal to two weeks per year of service. At June 30, 2013, the total benefit expected to be incurred under this plan is approximately $1.7 million. The liability is recognized ratably over the service period to June 30, 2014.
The Company does not have a written severance plan for any of its operations, including those operations located in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Mexico. However, laws in these foreign jurisdictions require payment of certain minimum statutory termination benefits. Accordingly, in situations where minimum statutory termination benefits must be paid to the affected employees, the Company records employee severance costs in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company has accrued obligations for post-employment benefits in these locations of approximately $7.3 million and $7.6 million at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

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Kensington Production Royalty
On July 7, 1995, Coeur, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coeur Alaska, Inc., acquired the 50% ownership interest of Echo Bay Exploration Inc., or Echo Bay, giving Coeur 100% ownership of the Kensington property. Coeur Alaska is obligated to pay Echo Bay, a subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation, a scaled net smelter return royalty on 1.0 million ounces of future gold production after Coeur Alaska recoups the $32.5 million purchase price and its construction and development expenditures incurred after July 7, 1995 in connection with placing the property into commercial production. The royalty ranges from 1% at gold prices of $400 per ounce to a maximum of 2.5% at gold prices above $475 per ounce, with the royalty to be capped at 1.0 million ounces of production. No royalty has been paid to date.
Rochester Production Royalty
The Company acquired the Rochester property from ASARCO, a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico SA de CV, in 1983. The Company is obligated to pay a net smelter royalty interest to ASARCO when the market price of silver equals or exceeds $23.60 per ounce up to a maximum rate of 5%. Royalty expense was nil and $0.5 million, respectively for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Royalty expense was $1.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Rochester 3.4% NSR Royalty
In connection with the Company's settlement of all disputes regarding competing mining claims located on or adjacent to the property encompassed by the Company's Rochester gold and silver mine, the Company granted a 3.4% NSR royalty to a third party on up to 39.4 million silver equivalent ounces sold from the Rochester mine beginning January 1, 2014. Payments on the royalty obligation will occur quarterly reducing the carrying amount of the royalty liability and changes in silver and gold prices will result in the recognition of mark-to-market gains or losses in Fair value adjustments, net in the consolidated statement of operations.
Palmarejo Gold Production Royalty
On January 21, 2009, Coeur Mexicana entered into a gold production royalty transaction with Franco-Nevada Corporation under which Franco-Nevada purchased a royalty covering 50% of the life of mine gold to be produced from its Palmarejo silver and gold mine in Mexico. The royalty agreement provides for a minimum obligation to be paid monthly on a total of 400,000 ounces of gold, or 4,167 ounces per month over an initial eight year period. As of June 30, 2013, a total of 170,382 ounces of gold remain outstanding under the minimum royalty obligation.
NOTE 18 – SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
The Company markets its doré to credit worthy bullion trading houses, market makers and members of the London Bullion Market Association, industrial companies and sound financial institutions. The refined metals are sold to end users for use in electronic circuitry, jewelry, silverware, pharmaceutical products, and the technology industry. The Company currently has nine trading counterparties (International Commodities, Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Standard Bank, TD Securities, Valcambi, Johnson Matthey, Toronto Dominion Bank, and Auramet) and the sales of metals to these companies amounted to approximately 74% and 92% of total metal sales for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Generally, the loss of a single bullion trading counterparty would not adversely affect the Company due to the liquidity of the markets and the availability of alternative trading counterparties.
Sales of silver and gold concentrates to third parties (Nyrstar, Aurubis, Sumitomo, Trafigura, Johnson Matthey, and China National Gold) amounted to approximately 26% and 8% of total metal sales for the six months ended June 30, 2013, and 2012, respectively. The loss of any one smelting and refining client may have a material adverse effect if alternate smelters and refiners are not available. The Company believes there is sufficient global capacity available to address the loss of any one smelter.
The following table indicates customers that represent 10% or more of total sales of metal for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in millions):        
Customer
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Three months
ended June 30,
 
Segments reporting sales of metal
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
Valcambi
 
$
27.2

 
$
148.3

 
Palmarejo, San Bartolomé
Auramet
 
44.1

 
19.9

 
San Bartolomé, Kensington
Toronto Dominian Bank
 
34.5

 
18.3

 
Palmarejo, Rochester
International Commodities
 
25.7

 
7.0

 
Palmarejo, San Bartolomé, Rochester

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The following table indicates customers that represent 10% or more of total sales of metal for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in millions):    
Customer
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
Segments reporting sales of metal
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
Valcambi
 
$
39.4

 
$
256.2

 
Palmarejo, San Bartolomé
Auramet
 
68.9

 
33.5

 
San Bartolomé, Kensington
Johnson Mathey
 
44.8

 
0.9

 
San Bartolomé, Rochester
International Commodities
 
40.4

 
23.8

 
Palmarejo, San Bartolomé, Rochester
NOTE 19 – SEGMENT REPORTING
The operating segments are managed separately because each segment represents a distinct use of company resources and a separate contribution to the Company’s cash flows. The Company’s reportable operating segments include the Palmarejo, San Bartolomé, Martha, Rochester, Kensington and Endeavor mining properties and the La Preciosa exploration property. All operating segments are engaged in the discovery and/or mining of gold and silver and generate the majority of their revenues from the sale of these precious metal concentrates and/or refined precious metals. Through September 2012, the Martha mine sold precious metal concentrates, typically under long-term contracts, to trading partners located in the United States and Switzerland. The Company ceased active mining operations at the Martha mine in September of 2012.
The Kensington mine sells precious metals and concentrates, typically under long-term contracts to smelters in China, Japan, and Germany. Refined gold and silver produced by the Rochester, Palmarejo, and San Bartolomé mines are principally sold on a spot basis to precious metals trading banks such as International Commodities, Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Standard Bank, TD Securities, Valcambi and Auramet. Concentrates produced at the Endeavor mine are sold to Nyrstar (formerly Zinifex), an Australian smelter. The Company’s exploration programs, other than the La Preciosa project, are reported in its other segment. The other segment also includes the corporate headquarters, elimination of intersegment transactions and other items necessary to reconcile to consolidated amounts. The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies above. The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on profit or loss before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, unusual and infrequent items and extraordinary items.    
Financial information relating to the Company’s segments is as follows (in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, 2013
Palmarejo
Mine
 
San Bartolomé
Mine
 
Kensington
Mine
 
Rochester
Mine
 
Martha
Mine
 
Endeavor
Mine
 
La Preciosa
 
Other
 
Total
Sales of metals
$
86,217

 
$
49,236

 
$
30,851

 
$
34,903

 
$
(161
)
 
$
3,479

 
$

 
$

 
$
204,525

Productions costs applicable to sales
(55,218
)
 
(32,815
)
 
(30,154
)
 
(23,054
)
 

 
(1,683
)
 

 

 
(142,924
)
Depreciation and depletion
(35,557
)
 
(4,941
)
 
(13,261
)
 
(2,324
)
 
(113
)
 
(1,220
)
 
(2
)
 
(235
)
 
(57,653
)
Gross profit
(4,558
)
 
11,480

 
(12,564
)
 
9,525

 
(274
)
 
576

 
(2
)
 
(235
)
 
3,948

Exploration expense
3,189

 
27

 
563

 
512

 
603

 

 
690

 
1,190

 
6,774

Loss on impairment

 

 

 

 
86

 

 

 

 
86

Other operating expenses

 

 
134

 
34,177

 
861

 

 

 
12,873

 
48,045

OPERATING INCOME
(7,747
)
 
11,453

 
(13,261
)
 
(25,164
)
 
(1,824
)
 
576

 
(692
)
 
(14,298
)
 
(50,957
)
Interest and other income, net
(428
)
 
683

 
150

 

 
(177
)
 

 
(11
)
 
(16,990
)
 
(16,773
)
Interest expense, net
(4,190
)
 
(14
)
 
(95
)
 
(5
)
 
(1
)
 

 

 
(6,625
)
 
(10,930
)
Fair value adjustments, net
61,066

 

 
6,350

 

 

 

 

 
(662
)
 
66,754

Income tax expense
(17,282
)
 
(4,506
)
 

 

 
(117
)
 
85

 

 
(1,314
)
 
(23,134
)
Net income
$
31,419

 
$
7,616

 
$
(6,856
)
 
$
(25,169
)
 
$
(2,119
)
 
$
661

 
$
(703
)
 
$
(39,889
)
 
$
(35,040
)
Segment assets (A)
$
1,860,240

 
$
286,325

 
$
485,215

 
$
122,917

 
$
6,757

 
$
30,226

 
$
409,458

 
$
103,464

 
$
3,304,602

Capital expenditures (B)
$
9,166

 
$
3,159

 
$
7,406

 
$
6,596

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
735

 
$
129

 
$
27,201

A.
Segment assets consist of receivables, prepaids, inventories, property, plant and equipment, and mining properties
B.
Balance represents cash flow amounts 

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Three months ended June 30, 2012
Palmarejo
Mine
 
San Bartolomé
Mine
 
Kensington
Mine
 
Rochester
Mine
 
Martha
Mine
 
Endeavor
Mine
 
Other
 
Total
Sales of metals
$
136,365

 
$
53,383

 
$
21,124

 
$
34,153

 
$
4,149

 
$
5,232

 
$

 
$
254,406

Productions costs applicable to sales
(62,538
)
 
(22,773
)
 
(16,106
)
 
(20,751
)
 
(7,102
)
 
(2,553
)
 

 
(131,823
)
Depreciation and depletion
(42,748
)
 
(4,070
)
 
(9,719
)
 
(2,060
)
 
(704
)
 
(1,592
)
 
(131
)
 
(61,024
)
Gross profit
31,079

 
26,540

 
(4,701
)
 
11,342

 
(3,657
)
 
1,087

 
(131
)
 
61,559

Exploration expense
1,624

 
(70
)
 
274

 
1,135

 
2,763

 

 
579

 
6,305

Loss on impairment

 

 

 

 
4,813

 

 

 
 
Other operating expenses

 
25

 
16

 
692

 
81

 

 
8,053

 
8,867

OPERATING INCOME
29,455

 
26,585

 
(4,991
)
 
9,515

 
(11,314
)
 
1,087

 
(8,763
)
 
41,574

Interest and other income, net
(4,720
)
 
631

 

 
239

 
(494
)
 

 
1,123

 
(3,221
)
Interest expense
(5,672
)
 
(36
)
 
(901
)
 
(7
)
 
(1
)
 

 
(940
)
 
(7,557
)
Fair value adjustments, net
14,105

 

 
2,187

 

 

 

 
(253
)
 
16,039

Income tax benefit (expense)
(11,967
)
 
(10,889
)
 

 

 
(28
)
 

 
(978
)
 
(23,862
)
Net income
$
21,201

 
$
16,291

 
$
(3,705
)
 
$
9,747

 
$
(11,837
)
 
$
1,087

 
$
(9,811
)
 
$
22,973

Segment assets (A)
$
1,954,084

 
$
289,428

 
$
518,611

 
$
94,677

 
$
13,070

 
$
33,228

 
$
16,654

 
$
2,919,752

Capital expenditures (B)
$
11,174

 
$
7,800

 
$
9,324

 
$
2,946

 
$
529

 
$

 
$
465

 
$
32,238

A.
Segment assets consist of receivables, prepaids, inventories, property, plant and equipment, and mining properties
B.
Balance represents cash flow amounts 

Six months ended
June 30, 2013
Palmarejo
Mine
 
San Bartolomé
Mine
 
Kensington
Mine
 
Rochester
Mine
 
Martha
Mine
 
Endeavor
Mine
 
La Preciosa
 
Other
 
Total
Sales of metals
$
143,643

 
$
82,377

 
$
70,126

 
$
74,377

 
$
(662
)
 
$
6,461

 
 
 
$

 
$
376,322

Productions costs applicable to sales
(81,937
)
 
(48,494
)
 
(53,718
)
 
(44,557
)
 

 
(3,003
)
 

 
1

 
(231,708
)
Depreciation and depletion
(64,507
)
 
(9,696
)
 
(26,647
)
 
(4,505
)
 
(229
)
 
(2,044
)
 
(2
)
 
(459
)
 
(108,089
)
Gross profit
(2,801
)
 
24,187

 
(10,239
)
 
25,315

 
(891
)
 
1,414

 
(2
)
 
(458
)
 
36,525

Exploration expense
5,170

 
79

 
1,235

 
996

 
1,587

 

 
690

 
3,858

 
13,615

Loss on impairment

 

 

 

 
205

 

 

 

 
205

Other operating expenses

 
3,722

 
210

 
34,321

 
1,906

 

 

 
22,598

 
62,757

OPERATING INCOME
(7,971
)
 
20,386

 
(11,684
)
 
(10,002
)
 
(4,589
)
 
1,414

 
(692
)
 
(26,914
)
 
(40,052
)
Interest and other income, net
1,514

 
1,288

 
281

 
57

 
746

 

 
(11
)
 
(16,827
)
 
(12,952
)
Interest expense, net
(7,928
)
 
(46
)
 
(354
)
 
(11
)
 

 

 

 
(12,323
)
 
(20,662
)
Fair value adjustments, net
75,494

 

 
10,577

 

 

 

 

 
(1,521
)
 
84,550

Income tax expense
(20,816
)
 
(8,834
)
 
(1
)
 

 
(44
)
 
84

 

 
(4,043
)
 
(33,654
)
Net income
$
40,293

 
$
12,794

 
$
(1,181
)
 
$
(9,956
)
 
$
(3,887
)
 
$
1,498

 
$
(703
)
 
$
(61,628
)
 
$
(22,770
)
Segment assets (A)
$
1,860,240

 
$
286,325

 
$
485,215

 
$
122,917

 
$
6,757

 
$
30,226

 
$
409,458

 
$
103,464

 
$
3,304,602

Capital expenditures (B)
$
14,480

 
$
3,616

 
$
10,736

 
$
9,894

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
735

 
$
557

 
$
40,028

A.
Segment assets consist of receivables, prepaids, inventories, property, plant and equipment, and mining properties
B.
Balance represents cash flow amounts 

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Six months ended
June 30, 2012
Palmarejo
Mine
 
San Bartolomé
Mine
 
Kensington
Mine
 
Rochester
Mine
 
Martha
Mine
 
Endeavor
Mine
 
Other
 
Total
Sales of metals
$
260,087

 
$
94,759

 
$
31,500

 
$
52,911

 
$
7,767

 
$
11,946

 
$

 
$
458,970

Productions costs applicable to sales
(108,397
)
 
(36,381
)
 
(33,197
)
 
(30,317
)
 
(10,795
)
 
(5,290
)
 

 
(224,377
)
Depreciation and depletion
(80,517
)
 
(8,289
)
 
(16,324
)
 
(3,702
)
 
(1,300
)
 
(3,236
)
 
(248
)
 
(113,616
)
Gross profit
71,173

 
50,089

 
(18,021
)
 
18,892

 
(4,328
)
 
3,420

 
(248
)
 
120,977

Exploration expense
2,945

 

 
496

 
1,844

 
6,174

 

 
1,413

 
12,872

Loss on impairment

 

 

 

 
4,813

 

 

 
4,813

Other operating expenses

 
30

 
35

 
2,033

 
279

 

 
15,154

 
17,531

OPERATING INCOME
68,228

 
50,059

 
(18,552
)
 
15,015

 
(15,594
)
 
3,420

 
(16,815
)
 
85,761

Interest and other income, net
(139
)
 
726

 

 
288

 
(570
)
 

 
1,481

 
1,786

Interest expense, net
(10,481
)
 
(36
)
 
(1,793
)
 
(15
)
 
(1
)
 

 
(1,901
)
 
(14,227
)
Fair value adjustments, net
(11,505
)
 

 
1,636

 

 

 

 
2,795

 
(7,074
)
Income tax expense
(15,511
)
 
(18,578
)
 

 

 
(239
)
 

 
(4,970
)
 
(39,298
)
Net income
$
30,592

 
$
32,171

 
$
(18,709
)
 
$
15,288

 
$
(16,404
)
 
$
3,420

 
$
(19,410
)
 
$
26,948

Segment assets (A)
$
1,954,084

 
$
289,428

 
$
518,611

 
$
94,677

 
$
13,070

 
$
33,228

 
$
16,654

 
$
2,919,752

Capital expenditures (B)
$
18,344

 
$
18,007

 
$
20,202

 
$
5,585

 
$
1,188

 
$

 
$
559

 
$
63,885

A.
Segment assets consist of receivables, prepaids, inventories, property, plant and equipment, and mining properties
B.
Balance represents cash flow amounts 



 
June 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Assets
 
 
 
Total assets for reportable segments
$
3,304,602

 
$
2,974,056

Cash and cash equivalents
249,531

 
125,440

Short term investments

 
999

Other assets
112,583

 
120,906

Total consolidated assets
$
3,666,716

 
$
3,221,401

Geographic Information
 
June 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Long Lived Assets:
 
 
 
United States
$
503,105

 
$
514,687

Australia
27,364

 
29,408

Argentina
94,964

 
95,134

Bolivia
235,781

 
240,905

Mexico
2,156,808

 
1,795,677

Total
$
3,018,022

 
$
2,675,811

 


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) - (Continued)

 
Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
65,754

 
$
55,277

 
$
144,502

 
$
84,411

Mexico
86,217

 
136,365

 
143,643

 
260,087

Bolivia
49,236

 
53,383

 
82,377

 
94,759

Australia
3,479

 
5,232

 
6,462

 
11,946

Argentina
(161
)
 
4,149

 
(662
)
 
7,767

Total
$
204,525

 
$
254,406

 
$
376,322

 
$
458,970

NOTE 20 – LITIGATION AND OTHER EVENTS
Sites Related to Callahan Mining Corporation
In 1991, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Callahan Mining Corporation. Since then, the Company has received requests for information or notices of potential liability from state or federal agencies with regard to Callahan's operations at sites in Idaho, Maine, Colorado and Washington. The Company did not make any decisions with respect to generation, transport or disposal of hazardous waste at these sites. Therefore, the Company believes that it is not liable for any potential cleanup costs either directly as an operator or indirectly as a parent. To date, none of these agencies have made any claims against the Company or Callahan for cleanup costs. The Company anticipates that further agency interaction may be possible with respect to three of these sites, discussed below.
Callahan operated a mine and mill in Brooksville, Maine from 1968 until 1972 and subsequently disposed of the property. In 2000, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, made a formal request to the Company for information regarding the site. The site was placed on the National Priorities List on September 5, 2002, and the Maine Department of Transportation, a partial owner of the property, signed a consent order in 2005. In January 2009, the EPA and the State of Maine made additional formal requests to the Company for information relating to the site, to which the Company responded. The first phase of cleanup at the site began in April 2011.
The Van Stone Mine in Stevens County, Washington consists of several parcels and was mined from 1926 until 1993. Callahan sold its parcel in 1990. In February 2010, the State of Washington Department of Ecology notified Callahan Mining Corporation that it, among others, is a potentially liable person (PLP) under Washington law. Asarco LLC ("Asarco"), an affiliate of American Smelting and Refining Company, which developed the mill on the site in 1951, settled for $3.5 million. Another potentially liable person, Vaagen Brothers, signed a consent order which allows access to the site for a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study. Neither the Company nor Callahan Mining Corporation has received any further notices from the Washington Department of Ecology. On June 5, 2012, Asarco filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington against five named defendants, including Callahan Mining Corporation, seeking contribution for the $3.5 million settlement. Callahan Mining Corporation filed a response and defense to the lawsuit on December 11, 2012 and does not believe it has any liability to Asarco. The Court has set a trial date for April 28, 2014. On January 23, 2013, the Court entered an Order dismissing one of the five named defendants from the lawsuit as a result of the parties reaching a settlement.
Callahan controlled the Akron Mine located in Gunnison County, Colorado under lease and option agreements with several owners from 1937-1960. In December 2003, the United States Forest Service (“USFS”) made a formal request for information to the Company for information regarding the site, to which the Company responded. In February 2007, the USFS made a formal request for information to Callahan for information regarding the site, to which Callahan responded. In April 2013, the USFS made a formal request for information to the Company regarding the site, to which the Company responded on June 10, 2013.
Bolivian Temporary Restriction on Mining above 4,400 Meters
On October 14, 2009, the Bolivian state-owned mining organization, COMIBOL, announced by resolution that it was temporarily suspending mining activities above the elevation of 4,400 meters above sea level while stability studies of Cerro Rico mountain are undertaken. The Company holds rights to mine above this elevation under valid contracts with COMIBOL as well as under authorized contracts with local mining cooperatives that hold their rights under contract themselves with COMIBOL. The Company temporarily adjusted its mine plan to confine mining activities to the ore deposits below 4,400 meters above sea level and timely notified COMIBOL of the need to lift the restriction.
The Cooperative Reserva Fiscal, with which the Company has one of those contracts, subsequently interpreted the COMIBOL resolution and determined that the Huacajchi deposit was not covered by such resolution. In March 2010, the Cooperative Reserva Fiscal notified COMIBOL that, based on its interpretation, it was resuming mining of high grade material above the 4,400 meter level in the Huacajchi deposit. In December 2011, the Cooperative Reserva Fiscal sent a similar notification

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) - (Continued)

to COMIBOL with respect to a further area above the 4,400 meter level known as Huacajchi Sur. Based on these notifications and on the absence of any objection from COMIBOL, the Company resumed mining operations at the San Bartolomé mine on the Huacajchi deposit and Huacajchi Sur. Mining in other areas above the 4,400 meter level continues to be suspended.
The partial suspension may reduce production until the Company is able to resume mining above 4,400 meters generally. It is uncertain at this time how long the suspension will remain in place. In addition, it is possible that COMIBOL may decide that the Company's operations at the Huacajchi deposit or Huacajchi Sur are subject to the COMIBOL resolution, which may force the Company to cease mining at such deposits. If COMIBOL objects to the Company mining at the Huacajchi deposit or Huacajchi Sur or if the other restrictions are not lifted, the Company may need to write down the carrying value of the asset. It is also uncertain if any new mining or investment policies or shifts in political attitude may affect mining in Bolivia.
Unpatented Mining Claims Dispute at Rochester in Nevada
On December 5, 2011, Coeur Rochester filed a lawsuit in the Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada against Rye Patch Gold Corp and Rye Patch Gold US, Inc. seeking a declaratory judgment as to Coeur Rochester's ownership of 447 unpatented mining claims covering approximately 8,600 acres of federal lands in and surrounding the Coeur Rochester mine operation.  On December 5, 2011, Rye Patch Gold US, Inc. filed a similar action asserting its interest in the claims in the Second Judicial District Court of Nevada.  The Rye Patch action was subsequently moved to the Sixth Judicial Court and consolidated with Coeur Rochester's pending action.  The dispute stemmed from competing asserted interests in the mining claims between Coeur Rochester and Rye Patch following Coeur Rochester's inadvertent failure to pay annual mining claim maintenance fees.
On June 24, 2013, Coeur Rochester entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Rye Patch. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Settlement Agreement (the “Closing”) occurred on June 27, 2013. At the Closing, in accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement, all disputes among Coeur Rochester and Rye Patch regarding the competing unpatented mining claims were mutually released and Coeur Rochester and Rye Patch agreed to take necessary actions to cause all pending litigation involving the parties associated with the competing claims to be dismissed with prejudice. In addition, Coeur Rochester acquired all Rye Patch mining claims in dispute with those of Coeur Rochester, in exchange for (1) a $10 million cash payment, (2) the granting to Rye Patch of a 3.4% net smelter returns royalty on up to 39.4 million silver equivalent ounces produced and sold from the Rochester Mine beginning January 1, 2014, payable in cash on a quarterly basis, which had an estimated fair value of $22.0 million, and (3) granting Rye Patch an option to acquire CRI's federal patented mining claim called “Blue Bird” (which option was timely exercised by Rye Patch and the transfer of the “Blue Bird” claim to Rye Patch occurred on July 11, 2013).
Appeal of Plan of Operations Amendment at Rochester in Nevada
The Rochester property is also the subject of an administrative appeal filed by Great Basin Resource Watch (“GBRW”) with the Interior Board of Land Appeals (“IBLA”). This appeal challenges the decision of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) to approve a plan of operations amendment permitting resumed mining in the existing mine pit and construction of a new heap leach pad.  GBRW asserts that the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) required an Environmental Impact Statement for the plan of operations amendment, as opposed to the Environmental Assessment (“EA”) that was prepared.  GBRW further alleges that BLM violated the Federal Land Policy & Management Act (“FLPMA”) by failing to avoid unnecessary and undue degradation of public lands.  Because GBRW did not seek a stay of BLM's decision, operations are proceeding as approved. Coeur was granted intervenor status in the appeal and is actively participating in its resolution.  The BLM and Coeur assert that the EA complies with NEPA and that BLM complied with FLPMA by, among other things, requiring mitigation of any possible future effects on water quality.  BLM filed a Supplemental Briefing on March 1, 2012 regarding additional analysis conducted by the BLM further supporting and strengthening BLM and Coeur's positions that the EA complies with NEPA. The Company cannot predict whether this will result in further briefing with the IBLA, when the IBLA will rule on the appeal or what impact, if any, an adverse ruling may have on Rochester's operations.
Item 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is designed to provide the reader of the Company's financial statements with a narrative from management’s perspective on its financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and other factors that may affect our future results. The Company believes it is important to read its MD&A in conjunction with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (the "2012 10-K"), as well as other publicly available information.
This report contains numerous forward-looking statements relating to the Company's gold and silver mining business, including expectations as to production, operating schedules, results of operations, ore reserves and mineralized material, capital costs, capital expenditures, and other operating data, potential quality and/or grade of mineralized material, permit and other regulatory approvals, as well as expected results of initiatives to reduce costs and capital expenditures, enhance revenue, manage

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working capital and maximize net cash flow and expectations with respect to the development of the La Preciosa project. Such forward-looking statements are identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “intends,” “expects,” “hopes,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “plan,” “projected,” “contemplates,” “anticipates” or similar words. Actual production, operating schedules, results of operations, ore reserves and mineralized material, capital costs, capital expenditures and other operating data, quality and/or grade of mineralized material, permit and regulatory approvals, results of initiatives to reduce costs and capital expenditures, enhance revenue, manage working capital and maximize net cash flow and the development of the La Preciosa project could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: (i) the risk factors set forth below under Part II, Item 1A and in the "Risk Factors" section of the 2012 10-K and the risks and uncertainties discussed in this MD&A; (ii) risks and hazards inherent in the mining business (including risks inherent in developing large-scale mining projects, environmental hazards, industrial accidents, weather or geologically related conditions); (iii) changes in the market prices of gold and silver and a sustained lower price environment; (iv) uncertainties inherent in the Company's production, exploratory and developmental activities, including risks relating to permitting and regulatory delays; (v) any future labor disputes or work stoppages; (vi) uncertainties inherent in the estimation of gold and silver ore reserves; (vii) changes that could result from the Company's future acquisition of new mining properties or businesses; (viii) reliance on third parties to operate certain mines where the Company owns silver production and reserves; (ix) the loss of any third-party smelter to which the Company markets silver and gold; (x) effects of environmental and other governmental regulations; (xi) risks inherent in the ownership or operation of or investment in mining properties or businesses in foreign countries; (xii) the worldwide economic downturn and difficult conditions in the global capital and credit markets; and(xiii) the Company's possible inability to raise additional financing necessary to conduct its business, make payments or refinance its debt. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Non-U.S. GAAP Measures
We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) with certain non-U.S. GAAP financial measures, including cash operating costs, total cash costs, and operating cash flow. We believe that these adjusted measures provide meaningful information to assist management, investors and analysts in understanding our financial results and assessing our prospects for future performance. We believe these adjusted financial measures are important indicators of our recurring operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to our core operating results, and provide a better baseline for analyzing trends in our underlying businesses. We believe cash operating costs, total cash costs and operating cash flow are important measures in assessing the Company's overall financial performance.
Introduction to the Company
The Company is a large primary silver producer with growing gold production and has assets located in the United States, Mexico, Bolivia, Argentina and Australia. The Palmarejo mine, San Bartolomé mine, Kensington mine, and Rochester mine , each of which is operated by the Company, and the Endeavor mine, which is operated by a non-affiliated party, constituted the Company’s principal sources of mining revenues during the first six months of 2013.
The Company’s business strategy is to discover, acquire, develop and operate low-cost silver and gold operations that it expects to produce long-term cash flow, provide opportunities for growth through continued exploration, and generate superior and sustainable returns for stockholders. The Company’s management focuses on maximizing net cash flow through identifying and implementing revenue enhancement opportunities at existing operations, reducing operating and non-operating costs, completing capital projects and reducing capital expenditures, and managing working capital.
The results of the Company’s operations are significantly affected by the prices of silver and gold, which may fluctuate widely and have declined substantially in recent months. These prices are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s control, including interest rates, expectations regarding inflation, currency values, governmental decisions regarding the disposal of precious metals stockpiles, global and regional political and economic conditions and other factors. In addition, the Company faces challenges including raising capital, increasing production and managing social, political and environmental issues. Operating costs at its mines are subject to variation due to a number of factors such as changing commodity prices, ore grades, metallurgy, revisions to mine plans and changes in accounting principles. At foreign locations, operating costs are also influenced by currency fluctuations that may affect the Company’s U.S. dollar costs.
Overview of Performance
Production
In the second quarter of 2013, the Company’s silver production decreased 5.4% to 4.6 million ounces compared to 4.9 million ounces in the comparable period in 2012. The decrease is primarily due to lower production at Palmarejo from lower ore grades. The Company’s gold production in the second quarter of 2013 decreased 3.6% to 60,757 ounces compared to 63,047 ounces in

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the comparable period in 2012. The decrease was primarily driven by lower gold production at Palmarejo due to lower ore grade and recovery.
Sales of Metal
Sales of metal decreased 19.6% to $204.5 million in the second quarter of 2013, compared to $254.4 million in the second quarter of 2012, primarily due to lower silver production and lower silver and gold prices. The Company’s average realized silver and gold prices during the second quarter of 2013 were $22.86 per ounce and $1,416 per ounce, respectively, representing a decrease of 21.9% and 12.0%, respectively, over last year’s second quarter. Sales of silver contributed 57.9% of the Company’s total metal sales during the second quarter of 2013, compared to 63.2% during the second quarter of 2012.
Earnings
The Company reported a net loss of $35.0 million, or $(0.35) per share, compared to net income of $23.0 million, or $0.26 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The net loss in the second quarter of 2013 includes a $32 million charge to settle the Rochester claims dispute and a $17.2 million charge for the other than temporary impairments of marketable securities. Earnings also reflect positive fair value adjustments of $66.8 million and $16.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These fair value adjustments are driven primarily by changing forward gold prices which impact the estimated future liabilities related to the Palmarejo gold production royalty obligation.
Production costs increased $11.1 million or 8.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same time period in 2012. The increase was due primarily to higher silver and gold production combined with higher operating costs at Kensington.
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization decreased $3.4 million or 5.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same time period in 2012 as a result of lower depletion at Palmarejo.
General and administrative expenses increased $6.4 million or 74.8% during the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same time period in 2012. The increase was primarily due to increased legal and finance expenses and consulting and recruiting expenses related to the relocation of employees.
Exploration expense increased $0.5 million or 7.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same time period in 2012 as a result of increased exploration activity at Palmarejo and Kensington.
Pre-development, care, maintenance and other expenses increased $0.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same time period in 2012. The increase was primarily the result of timing of expenditures related to expansion activities at the Rochester mine.
Interest expense increased $3.4 million or 44.6% during the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, primarily due to an increase in total debt outstanding from the issuance of the 7.875% Senior Notes.
Other Highlights
In addition to the matters discussed above, the matters management considers most important in evaluating the Company’s financial condition and results of operations include:
The average price of silver (Handy & Harman) and gold (London Gold PM) for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was $23.19 and $1,415 per ounce, respectively, compared to $29.45 and $1,609 per ounce, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The closing market price of silver and gold on August 7, 2013 was $19.58 per ounce and $1,283 per ounce, respectively.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the second quarter of 2013 was $63.3 million, compared to $113.2 million during the second quarter of 2012. The reduction was primarily the result of lower silver ounces sold and lower silver and gold prices, partially offset by higher gold ounces sold.
The Company spent $27.2 million on capital expenditures in the second quarter of 2013, which is $5.0 million lower than the same time period last year. Capital expenditures in the second quarter were primarily related to drilling and development of the Guadalupe satellite underground mine; underground development at Palmarejo, underground development at Kensington, and the stage 3 leach pad, metal removal system, and crusher at Rochester.
On April 16, 2013 the Company completed the acquisition of Orko Silver Corporation and holds the La Preciosa silver and gold project in Durango, Mexico.
The Company’s ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 3.37 to 1 at June 30, 2013, compared to 1.70 to 1 at December 31, 2012.
Operating Highlights and Developments
Palmarejo

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Silver production for the second quarter of 2013 was 2.0 million ounces, a 13.5% decrease compared to the second quarter of 2012. Gold production was 28,191 ounces, which represented a 9.8% decrease from the second quarter of 2012. The lower production was primarily the result of lower ore grade compared to the same time period in 2012.
Cash operating costs per silver ounce during the second quarter increased to $3.25 compared to $(0.85) for the second quarter of 2012. Higher cash operating costs per ounce were due to lower production, higher ground support and maintenance costs and lower gold by-product credits as a result of lower gold prices and production. Production costs applicable to sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013 decreased by 11.7% compared to the same time period in 2012 due primarily to lower production.
San Bartolomé
Silver production for the second quarter of 2013 held even at 1.5 million ounces of silver compared to the second quarter of 2012 due to higher throughput and recovery, partially offset by lower ore grade.
Cash operating costs per ounce during the second quarter of 2013 were $12.89 and cash costs per ounce, including royalties and taxes, were $13.80 compared to $11.05 and $12.04, respectively, in the second quarter of 2012. Production costs applicable to sales increased by 44.1% during the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012 due to higher production and lower ore grade.
On October 14, 2009, the Bolivian state-owned mining organization, COMIBOL, announced by resolution that it was temporarily suspending mining activities above the elevation of 4,400 meters above sea level while stability studies of the Cerro Rico mountain are undertaken. The Company holds rights to mine above this elevation under valid contracts with COMIBOL as well as under authorized contracts with local mining cooperatives that hold their rights under contract themselves with COMIBOL. The Company temporarily adjusted its mine plan to confine mining activities to the ore deposits below 4,400 meters above sea level and timely notified COMIBOL of the need to lift the restriction.
The Cooperative Reserva Fiscal, with which the Company has one of those contracts, subsequently interpreted the COMIBOL resolution and determined that the Huacajchi deposit was not covered by such resolution. In March 2010, the Cooperative Reserva Fiscal notified COMIBOL that, based on its interpretation, it was resuming mining of high grade material above the 4,400 meter level in the Huacajchi deposit. In December 2011, the Cooperative Reserva Fiscal sent a similar notification to COMIBOL with respect to a further area above the 4,400 meter level known as Huacajchi Sur. Based on these notifications and on the absence of any objection from COMIBOL, the Company resumed mining operations at the San Bartolomé mine on the Huacajchi deposit and Huacajchi Sur. Mining in other areas above the 4,400 meter level continues to be suspended.
The partial suspension may reduce production until the Company is able to resume mining above 4,400 meters generally. It is uncertain at this time how long the suspension will remain in place. In addition, it is possible that COMIBOL may decide that the Company's operations at the Huacajchi deposit or Huacajchi Sur are subject to the COMIBOL resolution, which may force the Company to cease mining at such deposits. If COMIBOL objects to the Company mining at the Huacajchi deposit or Huacajchi Sur or if the other restrictions are not lifted, the Company may need to write down the carrying value of the asset. It is also uncertain if any new mining or investment policies or shifts in political attitude may affect mining in Bolivia.
Kensington
Gold production at Kensington for the second quarter of 2013 increased 7.4% to 23,162 ounces of gold, compared to 21,572 ounces for the same period of 2012. The increase was due primarily to a higher throughput and recovery. Continuous improvements at the mill resulted in a 98.2% recovery rate in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 94.2% in the second quarter 2012.
Cash operating costs per ounce in the second quarter of 2013 were $1,115 compared to $1,348 for the same period of 2012. Production costs applicable to sales increased 87.2% during the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012 due to higher production and sales volume.
Rochester
Silver production was 0.8 million ounces and gold production was 9,404 ounces during the second quarter of 2013 compared to 0.7 million ounces of silver and 10,120 ounces of gold in the second quarter of 2012. Cash operating costs per silver ounce increased in the second quarter of 2013 to $14.75 and total cash costs per silver ounce, including production taxes and royalties, were $15.39 compared to $9.83 and $11.45 in the second quarter of 2012, respectively, primarily due to lower grades. Production costs applicable to sales increased to $23.1 million during the second quarter of 2013, compared to $20.8 million during the same time period in 2012.
Endeavor
Silver production at the Endeavor mine in the second quarter of 2013 was flat at 0.2 million ounces compared to the second quarter of 2012. Cash costs per ounce of silver produced were $10.62 in the second quarter of 2013 compared to $17.50 in the

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second quarter of 2012, the result of higher recovery partially offset by lower grade. Production costs applicable to sales were $1.7 million for the quarter compared to $2.6 million in the second quarter of 2012 due to an increase in sales.
As of March 31, 2013, CDE Australia Pty Ltd had recovered 100% of the original transaction consideration to acquire the silver stream.  As of June 30, 2013, a total of 4.5 million payable ounces had been received, or 22.5% of the 20 million maximum payable silver ounces to which CDE Australia Pty Ltd is entitled under the terms of the silver sale and purchase agreement.
La Preciosa
On July 8, 2013, the Company announced results of a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the La Preciosa silver and gold project located in Durango, Mexico. The Company will pursue a feasibility study over the next 12 months.


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Operating Statistics from Continuing Operations
The following table presents information by mine and consolidated sales information for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:
 
Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Silver Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Palmarejo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons milled
570,322

 
489,924

 
1,143,492

 
1,018,467

Ore grade/Ag oz
4.69

 
5.74

 
4.17

 
5.94

Ore grade/Au oz
0.06

 
0.07

 
0.05

 
0.07

Recovery/Ag oz(E)
76.5
%
 
84.2
%
 
77.5
%
 
80.2
%
Recovery/Au oz(E)
81.2
%
 
92.0
%
 
84.9
%
 
92.6
%
Silver production ounces
2,044,967

 
2,365,484

 
3,691,365

 
4,848,298

Gold production ounces
28,191

 
31,258

 
51,157

 
62,338

Cash operating cost/oz
$
3.25

 
$
(0.85
)
 
$
2.78

 
$
(1.58
)
Cash cost/oz
$
3.25

 
$
(0.85
)
 
$
2.78

 
$
(1.58
)
Total production cost/oz
$
20.63

 
$
17.28

 
$
20.41

 
$
15.10

San Bartolomé
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons milled
424,310

 
391,005

 
799,295

 
769,109

Ore grade/Ag oz
3.98

 
4.26

 
4.03

 
4.43

Recovery/Ag oz(E)
90.3
%
 
88.3
%
 
90.5
%
 
89.8
%
Silver production ounces
1,523,262

 
1,470,342

 
2,914,361

 
3,061,634

Cash operating cost/oz
$
12.89

 
$
11.05

 
$
13.07

 
$
10.62

Cash cost/oz
$
13.80

 
$
12.04

 
$
14.05

 
$
11.76

Total production cost/oz
$
17.21

 
$
14.89

 
$
17.65

 
$
14.44

Martha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons milled

 
39,199

 

 
73,268

Ore grade/Ag oz

 
3.52

 

 
3.94

Ore grade/Au oz

 
0.003

 

 
0.004

Recovery/Ag oz(E)
%
 
78.2
%
 
%
 
79.8
%
Recovery/Au oz(E)
%
 
72.4
%
 
%
 
68.6
%
Silver production ounces

 
107,895

 

 
230,688

Gold production ounces

 
97

 

 
181

Cash operating cost/oz
$

 
$
55.07

 
$

 
$
50.50

Cash cost/oz
$

 
$
56.21

 
$

 
$
51.39

Total production cost/oz
$

 
$
62.30

 
$

 
$
56.74

Rochester
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons milled
2,457,423

 
2,268,896

 
4,897,180

 
4,278,414

Ore grade/Ag oz
0.58

 
0.63

 
0.5488

 
0.59

Ore grade/Au oz
0.003

 
0.005

 
0.003

 
0.005

Recovery/Ag oz(F)
59.7
%
 
49.8
%
 
55.5
%
 
45.7
%
Recovery/Au oz(F)
141.4
%
 
84.0
%
 
123.5
%
 
74.9
%
Silver production ounces
843,845

 
712,706

 
1,491,434

 
1,154,043

Gold production ounces
9,404

 
10,120

 
18,146

 
15,412

Cash operating cost/oz
$
14.75

 
$
9.83

 
$
14.23

 
$
15.00

Cash cost/oz
$
15.39

 
$
11.45

 
$
15.76

 
$
16.54

Total production cost/oz
$
18.15

 
$
14.66

 
$
18.78

 
$
20.02



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Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Endeavor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons milled
198,517

 
201,057

 
393,035

 
396,903

Ore grade/Ag oz
2.73

 
3.31

 
2.17

 
3.33

Recovery/Ag oz(E)
40.9
%
 
36.1
%
 
43.4
%
 
36.9
%
Silver production ounces
221,268

 
240,168

 
371,012

 
488,126

Cash operating cost/oz
$
10.62

 
$
17.50

 
$
13.31

 
17.07

Cash cost/oz
$
10.62

 
$
17.50

 
$
13.31

 
17.07

Total production cost/oz
$
16.13

 
$
24.13

 
$
18.82

 
23.70

Gold Operation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kensington
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons milled
127,987

 
97,794

 
257,044

 
141,730

Ore grade/Au oz
0.18

 
0.23

 
0.19

 
0.22

Recovery/Au oz(E)
98.2
%
 
94.2
%
 
97.1
%
 
94.0
%
Gold production ounces
23,162

 
21,572

 
48,368

 
29,016

Cash operating cost/oz
$
1,115

 
$
1,348

 
$
1,083

 
$
1,697

Cash cost/oz
$
1,115

 
$
1,348

 
$
1,083

 
$
1,697

Total production cost/oz
$
1,687

 
$
1,799

 
$
1,634

 
$
2,260

CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTION TOTALS (A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total silver ounces
4,633,342

 
4,896,595

 
8,468,172

 
9,782,789

Total gold ounces
60,757

 
63,047

 
117,671

 
106,947

Silver Operations:(B)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash operating cost per oz - silver
$
8.86

 
$
6.41

 
$
8.80

 
$
6.35

Cash cost per oz - silver
$
9.28

 
$
6.97

 
$
9.41

 
$
6.91

Total production cost oz - silver
$
18.84

 
$
17.51

 
$
19.11

 
$
16.88

Gold Operation:(C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash operating cost per oz - gold
$
1,115

 
$
1,348

 
$
1,083

 
$
1,697

Cash cost per oz - gold
$
1,115

 
$
1,348

 
$
1,083

 
$
1,697

Total production cost per oz - gold
$
1,687

 
$
1,799

 
$
1,634

 
$
2,260

CONSOLIDATED SALES TOTALS (D)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Silver ounces sold
5,228,270

 
5,601,953

 
8,304,805

 
9,892,001

Gold ounces sold
63,389

 
59,579

 
115,315

 
98,464

Realized price per silver ounce
$
22.86

 
$
29.28

 
$
25.61

 
$
30.72

Realized price per gold ounce
$
1,416

 
$
1,610

 
$
1,512

 
$
1,646

 
(A)
Current production reflects final metal settlements of previously reported production ounces.
(B) 
Amount includes gold by-product credits in computing cash costs per ounce.
(C) 
Amounts reflect Kensington statistics only.
(D) 
Units sold at realized metal prices will not match reported metal sales due primarily to the effects on revenues of mark-to-market adjustments on embedded derivatives in the Company’s provisionally priced sales contracts.
(E)
Recoveries are affected by timing inherent in the leaching process and reflect final metal settlements of previously reported production.
(F)
Recoveries at Rochester are affected by residual leaching on Stage IV and timing differences inherent in the heap leaching process.
“Cash Operating Costs per Ounce” and “Cash Costs per Ounce” are calculated by dividing the operating cash costs and cash costs computed for each of the Company’s mining properties for a specified period by the amount of gold ounces or silver ounces produced by that property during that same period. Management uses cash operating costs per ounce and cash costs per ounce as key indicators of the profitability of each of its mining properties. Gold and silver are sold and priced in the world financial markets on a U.S. dollar per ounce basis.
“Cash Operating Costs” and “Cash Costs” are costs directly related to the physical activities of producing silver and gold, and include mining, processing and other plant costs, third-party refining and smelting costs, marketing expenses, on-site general and administrative costs, royalties, in-mine drilling expenditures related to production and other direct costs. Produced by-product

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metal units at the average market price is deducted from the above in computing cash costs. Cash costs exclude depreciation, depletion and amortization, accretion, corporate general and administrative expenses, exploration, interest, and pre-feasibility costs. Cash operating costs include all cash costs except production taxes and royalties, if applicable. Cash costs are calculated and presented using the “Gold Institute Production Cost Standard” applied consistently for all periods presented.
“Cash Operating Costs” and “Cash Costs” per ounce are non-U.S. GAAP measures and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them and are urged to read all U.S. GAAP accounting disclosures presented in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes. In addition, see the reconciliation of “cash costs” to production costs under “Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Cash Costs to U.S. GAAP Production Costs” set forth below. We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) with certain non-U.S. GAAP financial measures, including cash operating costs, cash costs and operating cash flow. We believe that these adjusted measures provide meaningful information to assist management, investors and analysts in understanding our financial results and assessing our prospects for future performance. We believe these adjusted financial measures are important indicators of our recurring operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to our core operating results, and provide a better baseline for analyzing trends in our underlying businesses. We believe cash operating costs, cash costs and operating cash flow are important measures in assessing the Company's overall financial performance.

The following tables present a reconciliation between non-U.S. GAAP cash operating costs per ounce and cash costs per ounce to U.S. GAAP production costs applicable to sales including depreciation, depletion and amortization:
Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Cash Costs to U.S. GAAP Production Costs
Three months ended
June 30, 2013
(In thousands except ounces and per ounce costs)
 
Palmarejo
 
San Bartolomé
 
Kensington
 
Rochester
 
Martha
 
Endeavor
 
Total
Total cash operating cost (Non-U.S. GAAP)
 
$
6,639

 
$
19,636

 
$
25,819

 
$
12,450

 
$
(16
)
 
$
2,350

 
$
66,878

Royalties
 

 
1,383

 

 

 

 

 
1,383

Production taxes
 

 

 

 
538

 

 

 
538

Total cash costs (Non-U.S. GAAP)
 
$
6,639

 
$
21,019

 
$
25,819

 
$
12,988

 
$
(16
)
 
$
2,350

 
$
68,799

Add/Subtract:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party smelting costs
 

 

 
(2,449
)
 

 
16

 
(831
)
 
(3,264
)
By-product credit
 
39,828

 

 

 
13,391

 

 

 
53,219

Other adjustments
 
7

 
256

 

 

 

 

 
263

Change in inventory
 
8,735

 
11,541

 
6,784

 
(3,325
)
 

 
164

 
23,899

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
35,543

 
4,941

 
13,261

 
2,325

 

 
1,220

 
57,290

Production costs applicable to sales, including depreciation, depletion and amortization (U.S. GAAP)
 
$
90,752

 
$
37,757

 
$
43,415

 
$
25,379

 
$

 
$
2,903

 
$
200,206

Production of silver (ounces)
 
2,044,967

 
1,523,262

 

 
843,845

 

 
221,268

 
4,633,342

Cash operating cost per silver ounce
 
$
3.25

 
$
12.89

 
$

 
$
14.75

 
$

 
$
10.62

 
$
8.86

Cash costs per silver ounce
 
$
3.25

 
$
13.80

 
$

 
$
15.39

 
$

 
$
10.62

 
$
9.28

Production of gold (ounces)
 

 

 
23,162

 

 

 

 
23,162

Cash operating cost per gold ounce
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,115

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,115

Cash cost per gold ounce
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,115

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,115

 





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Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Cash Costs to U.S. GAAP Production Costs
Three months ended
June 30, 2012
(In thousands except ounces and per ounce costs)
 
Palmarejo
 
San Bartolomé
 
Kensington
 
Rochester
 
Martha
 
Endeavor
 
Total
Total cash operating cost (Non-U.S. GAAP)
 
$
(2,009
)
 
$
16,249

 
$
29,083

 
$
7,008

 
$
5,942

 
$
4,204

 
$
60,477

Royalties
 

 
1,457

 

 
510

 
124

 

 
2,091

Production taxes
 

 

 

 
641

 

 

 
641

Total cash costs (Non-U.S. GAAP)
 
$
(2,009
)
 
$
17,706

 
$
29,083

 
$
8,159

 
$
6,066

 
$
4,204

 
$
63,209

Add/Subtract:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party smelting costs
 

 

 
(2,820
)
 

 
(1,444
)
 
(1,449
)
 
(5,713
)
By-product credit
 
50,363

 

 

 
16,295

 
157

 

 
66,815

Other adjustments
 
124

 
117

 
7

 
229

 
26

 

 
503

Change in inventory
 
14,060

 
4,950

 
(10,165
)
 
(3,931
)
 
2,297

 
(202
)
 
7,009

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
42,741

 
4,070

 
9,719

 
2,060

 
631

 
1,592

 
60,813

Production costs applicable to sales, including depreciation, depletion and amortization (U.S. GAAP)
 
$
105,279

 
$
26,843

 
$
25,824

 
$
22,812

 
$
7,733

 
$
4,145

 
$
192,636

Production of silver (ounces)
 
2,365,484

 
1,470,342

 

 
712,706

 
107,895

 
240,168

 
4,896,595

Cash operating cost per silver ounce
 
$
(0.85
)
 
$
11.05

 
$

 
$
9.83

 
$
55.07

 
$
17.50

 
$
6.41

Cash costs per silver ounce
 
$
(0.85
)
 
$
12.04

 
$

 
$
11.45

 
$
56.21

 
$
17.50

 
$
6.97

Production of gold (ounces)
 

 

 
21,572

 

 

 

 
21,572

Cash operating cost per gold ounce
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,348

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,348

Cash cost per gold ounce
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,348

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,348

 
Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Cash Costs to U.S. GAAP Production Costs
Six months ended
June 30, 2013
(In thousands except ounces and per ounce costs)
 
Palmarejo
 
San Bartolomé
 
Kensington
 
Rochester
 
Martha
 
Endeavor
 
Total
Total cash operating cost (Non-U.S. GAAP)
 
$
10,257

 
$
38,101

 
$
52,401

 
$
21,219

 
$
17

 
$
4,938

 
$
126,933

Royalties
 

 
2,835

 

 
1,025

 

 

 
3,860

Production taxes
 

 

 

 
1,264

 

 

 
1,264

Total cash costs (Non-U.S. GAAP)
 
$
10,257

 
$
40,936

 
$
52,401

 
$
23,508

 
$
17

 
$
4,938

 
$
132,057

Add/Subtract:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party smelting costs
 

 

 
(5,715
)
 

 
(17
)
 
(1,751
)
 
(7,483
)
By-product credit
 
77,092

 

 

 
27,679

 

 

 
104,771

Other adjustments
 
611

 
810

 

 

 

 

 
1,421

Change in inventory
 
(6,031
)
 
6,746

 
7,032

 
(6,630
)
 

 
(183
)
 
934

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
64,478

 
9,697

 
26,647

 
4,505

 

 
2,044

 
107,371

Production costs applicable to sales, including depreciation, depletion and amortization (U.S. GAAP)
 
$
146,407

 
$
58,189

 
$
80,365

 
$
49,062

 
$

 
$
5,048

 
$
339,071

Production of silver (ounces)
 
3,691,365

 
2,914,361

 

 
1,491,434

 

 
371,012

 
8,468,172

Cash operating cost per silver ounce
 
$
2.78

 
$
13.07

 
$

 
$
14.23

 
$

 
$
13.31

 
$
8.80

Cash costs per silver ounce
 
$
2.78

 
$
14.05

 
$

 
$
15.76

 
$

 
$
13.31

 
$
9.41

Production of gold (ounces)
 

 

 
48,368

 

 

 

 
48,368

Cash operating cost per gold ounce
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,083

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,083

Cash cost per gold ounce
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,083

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,083



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Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Cash Costs to U.S. GAAP Production Costs
Six months ended
June 30, 2012
(In thousands except ounces and per ounce costs)
 
Palmarejo
 
San Bartolomé
 
Kensington
 
Rochester
 
Martha
 
Endeavor
 
Total
Total cash operating cost (Non-U.S. GAAP)
 
$
(7,652
)
 
$
32,502

 
$
49,251

 
$
17,311

 
$
11,649

 
$
8,331

 
$
111,392

Royalties
 

 
3,493

 

 
1,119

 
206

 

 
4,818

Production taxes
 

 

 

 
653

 

 

 
653

Total cash costs (Non-U.S. GAAP)
 
$
(7,652
)
 
$
35,995

 
$
49,251

 
$
19,083

 
$
11,855

 
$
8,331

 
$
116,863

Add/Subtract:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party smelting costs
 

 

 
(3,903
)
 

 
(3,418
)
 
(2,238
)
 
(9,559
)
By-product credit
 
102,889

 

 

 
25,252

 
298

 

 
128,439

Other adjustments
 
368

 
(77
)
 
14

 
316

 
83

 

 
704

Change in inventory
 
12,793

 
463

 
(12,166
)
 
(14,335
)
 
1,977

 
(803
)
 
(12,071
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
80,501

 
8,289

 
16,324

 
3,702

 
1,151

 
3,236

 
113,203

Production costs applicable to sales, including depreciation, depletion and amortization (U.S. GAAP)
 
$
188,899

 
$
44,670

 
$
49,520

 
$
34,018

 
$
11,946

 
$
8,526

 
$
337,579

Production of silver (ounces)
 
4,848,298

 
3,061,634

 

 
1,154,043

 
230,688

 
488,126

 
9,782,789

Cash operating cost per silver ounce
 
$
(1.58
)
 
$
10.62

 
$

 
$
15.00

 
$
50.50

 
$
17.07

 
$
6.35

Cash costs per silver ounce
 
$
(1.58
)
 
$
11.76

 
$

 
$
16.54

 
$
51.39

 
$
17.07

 
$
6.91

Production of gold (ounces)
 

 

 
29,016

 

 

 

 
29,016

Cash operating cost per gold ounce
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,697

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,697

Cash cost per gold ounce
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,697

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,697


Gold is accounted for as a by-product credit at the Palmarejo and Rochester mines whereby revenues from gold are deducted from operating costs in the calculation of cash costs per ounce.  Significant by-product credits are due in part to gold production and an increase in price over the last three years.  For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, gold by-products credits for Palmarejo were approximately $22.63 and $21.16 per silver ounce, respectively, and gold by-product credits for Rochester were $22.06 and $20.30 per silver ounce, respectively.  If the Company's accounting policy was changed to treat gold as a co-product, the following costs per ounce would be reported:
 
 
Three months ended June 30, 2013
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2013
 
 
Palmarejo
 
Rochester
 
Palmarejo
 
Rochester
Total cash operating costs
 
$46,467
 
$25,841
 
$87,348
 
$48,898
Total cash costs
 
$46,467
 
$26,379
 
$87,348
 
$51,187
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Silver
 
54%
 
55%
 
56%
 
55%
   Gold
 
46%
 
45%
 
44%
 
45%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ounces produced
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Silver
 
2,044,967

 
843,845

 
3,691,365

 
1,491,434

   Gold
 
28,191

 
9,404

 
51,157

 
18,146

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cash operating costs per ounce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Silver
 
$12.24
 
$16.99
 
$13.22
 
$18.06
   Gold
 
$761
 
$1,223
 
$753
 
$1,210
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cash costs per ounce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Silver
 
$12.24
 
$17.34
 
$13.22
 
$18.91
   Gold
 
$761
 
$1,249
 
$753
 
$1,267


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Three months ended June 30, 2012
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2012
 
 
Palmarejo
 
Rochester
 
Palmarejo
 
Rochester
Total cash operating costs
 
$48,354
 
$23,303
 
$95,237
 
$42,564
Total cash costs
 
$48,354
 
$24,454
 
$95,237
 
$44,336
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Silver
 
58%
 
55%
 
59%
 
61%
   Gold
 
42%
 
45%
 
41%
 
39%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ounces produced
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Silver
 
2,365,484

 
712,706

 
4,848,298

 
1,154,043

   Gold
 
31,258

 
10,120

 
62,338

 
15,412

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cash operating costs per ounce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Silver
 
$11.89
 
$17.99
 
$11.61
 
$22.40
   Gold
 
$647
 
$1,036
 
$625
 
$1,084
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cash costs per ounce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Silver
 
$11.89
 
$18.87
 
$11.61
 
$23.34
   Gold
 
$647
 
$1,087
 
$625
 
$1,129

Exploration Activity
During the second quarter, the Company invested $6.8 million in expensed exploration for discovery of new mineralization and $3.0 million in capitalized exploration for definition of new mineralization, completing nearly 123,000 feet (37,700 meters) of drilling and trenching.
Coeur's exploration program utilized eleven drill rigs and a trenching crew: five drills at Palmarejo, three at Kensington (including one drill devoted to definition drilling), two in Argentina (Joaquin and Lejano projects), one at Rochester and one trenching crew at San Bartolomé.
Palmarejo
Exploration for discovery of new mineralization was conducted around the Palmarejo surface and underground mine area on new targets generated in 2012 and early 2013. The most significant results received in the quarter were the footwall and depth extension of the Tucson-Chapotillo area. Results are pending from many other targets drilled in the quarter.
Drilling to upgrade the confidence of, and expand the size of, known mineralized zones was performed around the current Palmarejo mine area at the 108 Zone, 76 Surface, Tucson-Chapotillo and the Inter-Clavos zone. These areas were drilled from both surface and underground platforms. Favorable results were obtained from 108. In addition, similar drilling was completed at the Las Animas zone of the Guadalupe deposit. Finally, the first drilling from underground positions started on Guadalupe Norte.
Kensington
Exploration work to discover new mineralization continued this quarter. As part of this work, surface drilling began on the Jualin area (small, historic mine area south of main Kensington). This drilling targeted the #4 vein, a zone of auriferous quartz and sulfide veining situated about 1,500 feet (460 meters) due south of the mill facility.
Exploration to define and expand known mineralized zones focused on the southern margins of lower Zone 10 and Zone 50 in main Kensington as well as the northern extent of lower Zone 10.
In addition, underground drilling was conducted on the Ann target and the upper extension of Zone 10 at main Kensington. Finally, drifting and drill station construction continued this quarter. This new development heading will be used in the coming months to facilitate drilling of the Kensington South and other targets.
Rochester
Drilling was performed to expand and define grades and tons of existing stockpiled material in the second quarter. The drilling returned favorable results from the Limerick, South, and North areas. Results from 23 new drill holes were received this quarter. Results from hole LMD13-061 with 120 feet grading 0.67 ounces per short ton (oz/t) of silver and 40 feet of 1.52 oz/t of silver from Limerick and SRD13-109 in the South stockpile which returned 70 feet grading 0.38 oz/t silver and 150 feet grading 0.56 oz/t of silver.
In the second quarter, drilling was completed on the West, South, and Limerick stockpiles along with Rochester Backfill areas. Drilling is also planned for the Charlie Setback stockpiles during 2013. This work, along with further sampling to twin existing

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drill holes and confirm metallurgical response of the stockpiles from 2012 work, will continue throughout most of this year. A program of drilling new in-situ mineralization targets will commence in the third quarter.
Coeur is reducing its exploration spending by 17%, or approximately $3 million during the remainder of 2013, with an additional $3 million reallocated from the budget to La Preciosa.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Use of Estimates: The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in their consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The areas requiring significant management estimates and assumptions relate to: recoverable ounces from proven and probable reserves that are the basis of future cash flow estimates and units-of-production depreciation and amortization calculations; useful lives utilized for depreciation, depletion and amortization; estimates of future cash flows for long-lived assets; estimates of recoverable gold and silver ounces in ore on leach pad; amount and timing of reclamation and remediation costs; valuation allowance for deferred tax assets; assessment of valuation allowance for value added tax receivables; and other employee benefit liabilities.
Please see Note 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for additional critical accounting policies and estimates.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
Sales of metal decreased 19.6% to $204.5 million from $254.4 million. The decrease in metal sales was due to a decrease in silver ounces sold and lower realized silver and gold prices. The Company sold 5.2 million ounces of silver and 63,389 ounces of gold compared to 5.6 million ounces of silver and 59,579 ounces of gold. Realized silver and gold prices were $22.86 and $1,416 per ounce, respectively compared to $29.28 and $1,610 per ounce, respectively, a decrease of 21.9% and 12.0%, respectively.
Included in sales of metals are gold by-product sales from the Company's silver mines. Total gold sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $86.0 million and $93.7 million, respectively. Of those totals, $55.2 million and $72.6 million of gold sales were recorded as by-product credits in determining the Company's silver cash cost per ounce.
The Company produced a total of 4.6 million ounces of silver and 60,757 ounces of gold, compared to 4.9 million ounces of silver and 63,047 ounces of gold. The lower silver production is primarily due to lower ore grade at Palmarejo, partially offset by higher throughput and recovery at Rochester. Cash costs were $8.86 per silver ounce compared to $6.41, primarily due to lower ore grades and production. Cash costs were $1,115 per gold ounce compared to $1,348, due to higher throughput and recovery at Kensington.
Production costs applicable to sales of metal increased from $131.8 million to $142.9 million as a result of higher silver cash costs and higher gold ounces.
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization decreased $3.4 million, from $61.0 million to $57.7 million, due primarily to lower production at Palmarejo, partially offset by depreciation of new projects at Palmarejo, Kensington, and Rochester.
Costs and Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by $6.4 million or 74.8%. The increase was primarily due to higher legal and business development related expenses.
Exploration expenses increased to $6.8 million in the second quarter of 2013 compared to $6.3 million in the same period of 2012 primarily due to increased exploration activity at the Palmarejo and Kensington mines.


Other Income and Expenses
Non-cash fair value adjustments were a gain of $66.8 million compared to a gain of $16.0 million. Fair value adjustments are driven primarily by changing forward gold prices which impact the estimated future liabilities related to the Palmarejo gold production royalty obligation.
During the second quarter of 2013, the Company settled all competing mining claims encompassed by the Company's Rochester gold and silver mine. In connection with the settlement, the Company agreed to make a one-time $10 million cash payment, grant a 3.4% Net Smelter Returns royalty on Rochester production up to 39.4 million equivalent silver ounces, and

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transfer the Company's non-strategic Blue Bird mining claim. The above settlement resulted in a $32.0 million litigation settlement charge in the second quarter of 2013. Also in the second quarter of 2013, the Company recorded a $17.2 million other-than-temporary impairment on the Company's strategic investments portfolio as a result of the continued decline in precious metal equity markets.
Interest income and other increased by $3.6 million to $0.4 million compared to expense of $3.2 million. The increase was primarily due to reductions in foreign currency losses on revaluation of foreign denominated accounts offset slightly by gains recognized on the sale of various assets in the second quarter of 2013.
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest, increased to $10.9 million from $7.6 million. The increase is primarily due to an increase in total debt outstanding as a result of the issuance of the 7.875% Senior Notes.
Income Taxes
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company reported an income tax provision of approximately $23.1 million compared to an income tax provision of $23.9 million for the same time period in 2012. The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s income tax provision for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands): 
 
Three months ended
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
United States
$
(790
)
 
$
(388
)
Mexico
(15,798
)
 
(12,052
)
Bolivia
(4,556
)
 
(10,889
)
Other jurisdictions
(1,990
)
 
(533
)
Income tax provision
$
(23,134
)
 
$
(23,862
)
The Company recognized a net $12.5 million deferred tax provision for the recognition of deferred taxes on deductible temporary differences, foreign exchange rate adjustments and net operating loss carryforwards in various jurisdictions (principally in Bolivia and Mexico).
During the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized a current provision in Bolivia, Mexico and Australia primarily related to higher metal prices and inflationary adjustments on non-monetary assets and the Company being subject to the IETU tax, which is a form of alternative minimum tax. In addition, the Company recognized a net $9.7 million deferred tax provision for the recognition of deferred taxes on deductible temporary differences, foreign exchange rate adjustments and net operating loss carry forwards in various jurisdictions (principally in U.S. and Mexico).
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Sales of metal decreased 18.0% to $376.3 million from $459.0 million. The decrease in metal sales was due to lower silver ounces sold as well as lower realized silver and gold prices, partially offset by higher gold ounces sold. The Company sold 8.3 million ounces of silver and 115,315 ounces of gold compared to 9.9 million ounces of silver and 98,464 ounces of gold. Realized silver and gold prices were $25.61 and $1,512 per ounce, respectively, compared to $30.72 and $1,646 per ounce.
Included in sales of metals are gold by-product sales from the Company's silver mines. Total gold sales for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $166.0 million and $159.0 million, respectively. Of those totals, $95.9 million and $127.5 million of gold sales were recorded as by-product credits in determining the Company's cash cost per ounce.
The Company produced 8.5 million ounces of silver and 117,671 ounces of gold, compared to 9.8 million ounces of silver and 106,947 ounces of gold. Lower silver production is primarily due to lower grade at Palmarejo and cessation of mining activities at Martha, partially offset by higher throughput and recovery at Rochester. Cash costs were $8.80 per silver ounce compared to $6.35, primarily due to lower ore grades and lower production rates. Cash costs were $1,083 per gold ounce compared to $1,697, due to higher throughput and recovery at Kensington. Production costs applicable to sales of metal increased from $224.4 million to $231.7 million as a result of higher silver cash costs and higher gold ounces sold, partially offset by lower gold cash costs and silver ounces sold.
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization decreased by $5.5 million to $108.1 million compare to $113.6 million. The decrease was primarily the result of lower depletion at Palmarejo due to lower volume.
Costs and Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased $9.1 million, from $16.2 million to $25.3 million. The increase was primarily due to higher legal and business development related expenses.

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Exploration expenses increased slightly to $13.6 million compared to $12.9 million primarily due to increased exploration activity at the Palmarejo and Kensington mines.
Other Income and Expenses
Non-cash fair value adjustments were a gain of $84.6 million compared to a loss of $7.1 million. The majority of the increase in the fair value adjustment, net was due to the impact of changing gold prices on the Palmarejo gold production royalty obligation.
During 2013, the Company settled all competing mining claims encompassed by the Company's Rochester gold and silver mine resulting in a $32.0 million litigation settlement charge and recorded a $17.2 million other-than-temporary impairment on the Company's strategic investments portfolio as a result of the continued decline in precious metal equity markets.
Interest income and other increased by $2.5 million to $4.3 million compared to $1.8 million. The increase was primarily due to reductions in foreign currency losses on revaluation of foreign denominated accounts partially offset by gains recognized on the sale of various assets in 2013.
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest, increased to $20.7 million from $14.2 million. The increase is primarily due to an increase in total debt outstanding as a result of the issuance of the 7.875% Senior Notes.
Income Taxes
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company reported an income tax provision of approximately $33.7 million compared to an income tax provision of $39.3 million for the same time period in 2012. The following table summarizes the components of the Company's income tax provision from continuing operations (in thousands):
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
United States
$
(3,277
)
 
$
(3,525
)
Mexico
(19,471
)
 
(15,750
)
Bolivia
(8,884
)
 
(18,578
)
Other jurisdictions
(2,022
)
 
(1,445
)
Income tax provision from continuing operations
$
(33,654
)
 
$
(39,298
)
The Company recognized a net $20.1 million deferred tax provision for the recognition of deferred taxes on deductible temporary differences, foreign exchange rate adjustments and net operating loss carryforwards in various jurisdictions (principally in Bolivia and Mexico).
During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized a current provision in Bolivia, Mexico and Australia primarily related to higher metal prices and inflation adjustments on non-monetary assets, and the Company being subject to the Mexico IETU tax; which is a form of alternative minimum tax. In addition, the Company recognized a net $17.4 million deferred tax provision for the recognition of deferred taxes on deductible temporary differences, foreign exchange rate adjustments and net operating loss carryforwards in various jurisdictions (principally in the U.S. and Mexico).
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Liquidity
Working Capital; Cash and Cash Equivalents
At June 30, 2013, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $249.5 million compared to $126.4 million as of December 31, 2012.
The Company’s working capital increased by $192.6 million between December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2013 to $360.6 million, compared to $167.9 million at December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to the proceeds from the offering of the 7.875% Senior Notes, which are classified as long-term liabilities. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 3.37 to 1 at June 30, 2013 and was 1.70 to 1 at December 31, 2012.
The Company intends to reinvest indefinitely a portion of its earnings from its Palmarejo operations in Mexico. Accordingly, U.S. and non-U.S. income and withholding taxes for which deferred taxes might otherwise be required, have not been provided on a cumulative amount of temporary differences (including, for this purpose, any difference between the tax basis in the stock of a consolidated subsidiary and the amount of the subsidiary’s net equity determined for financial reporting purposes) related to investments in foreign subsidiaries of approximately $170.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year

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ended December 31, 2012. The additional U.S. and non-U.S. income and withholding tax that would arise on the reversal of the temporary differences could be offset in part, by tax credits. Because the determination of the amount of available tax credits and the limitations imposed on the annual utilization of such credits are subject to a highly complex series of calculations and expense allocations, it is impractical to estimate the amount of net income and withholding tax that might be payable if a reversal of temporary differences occurred. The Company does not believe that the amounts permanently reinvested will have a material impact on liquidity.
The Company is generating significant operating cash flow and expects to generate net free cash flow during the second half of 2013. The Company is pursuing opportunities to reduce operating and non-operating costs and capital expenditures for the remainder of the year and as it develops operating budgets for 2014. A continued decline in silver and gold prices will lead to sustained lower free cash flow and may require the Company to seek financing for future discretionary capital expenditures and may result in impairment charges at the Company's operating mines.
Operating Activities
Excluding changes in operating assets and liabilities, the Company’s operating cash flow consisted of the following: 
 
Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In thousands)
 
(In thousands)
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
$
63,338

 
$
113,203

 
$
76,272

 
$
130,204

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivables and other current assets
(4,401
)
 
(10,319
)
 
(8,647
)
 
(7,365
)
Prepaid expenses and other
(2,930
)
 
2,857

 
(411
)
 
(1,916
)
Inventories
(31,483
)
 
(3,097
)
 
(10,990
)
 
21,625

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(10,094
)
 
(14,276
)
 
16,930

 
39,655

Operating cash flow (Non GAAP)
$
14,430

 
$
88,368

 
$
73,154

 
$
182,203

Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities in the three months ended June 30, 2013 was $127.8 million, compared to $37.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012. Net cash used in investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $151.0 million, compared to $49.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The increase was primarily the result of the Company's acquisition of Orko Silver Corporation (“Orko”) in exchange for a total of approximately 11.6 million shares of Coeur common stock, a total cash payment of approximately $99.1 million, 1.6 million warrants and assumption of liabilities of $2.6 million.
The Company spent $27.2 million on capital expenditures in the second quarter of 2013, compared with $32.2 million during the same time period last year. The Company spent $40.0 million on capital expenditures in the first six months of 2013, compared with $63.9 million during the same time period last year. The majority of the capital expenditures during the first six months of 2013 were primarily related to capitalized drilling and development of the Guadalupe satellite underground mine; underground development at Palmarejo, underground development at Kensington, and the stage 3 leach pad, metal removal system, and crusher at Rochester.
Financing Activities
Net cash used by financing activities during the three months ended June 30, 2013 was $17.4 million, compared to net cash used of $28.3 million for the same time period last year. The decrease in cash used by financing activities is primarily the result of lower debt payments during the quarter. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company paid $17.3 million to reduce existing debt and royalty obligations, primarily to pay down the minimum obligation under the Palmarejo gold production royalty. Net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $198.8 million, compared to net cash used of $55.9 million. The increase in net cash provided by financing activities was primarily the result of the proceeds from the offering of the 7.875% Senior Notes.

Debt and Capital Resources
7.875% Senior Notes due 2021
On January 29, 2013, the Company completed an offering of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) in a private placement conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities

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Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). As of June 30, 2013, the outstanding balance of the Notes was $300.0 million.
The Notes are governed by an Indenture, dated as of January 29, 2013 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, as issuer, certain of the Company's subsidiaries named therein, as guarantors thereto (the “Guarantors”), and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
The Notes bear interest at a rate of 7.875% per year from the date of original issuance or from the most recent payment date to which interest has been paid or provided for. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing on August 1, 2013. The Company will make each interest payment to the holders of record of the Notes on the immediately preceding January 15 and July 15. In certain circumstances the Company may be required to pay additional interest. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 interest expense recognized was $5.9 million, and $10.0 million, respectively.
At any time prior to February 1, 2017, the Company may redeem all or part of the Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) a make-whole premium as of the date of redemption, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, thereon, to the date of redemption. In addition, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes on or after February 1, 2017, at redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest. At any time prior to February 1, 2016, the Company may use the proceeds of certain equity offerings to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, including any permitted additional Notes, at a redemption price equal to 107.875% of the principal amount.
The terms of the Notes include affirmative and negative covenants that the Company believes are usual and customary, including covenants that restrict the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional debt, incur or permit liens on assets, make investments and acquisitions, consolidate or merge with any other company, engage in asset sales, pay dividends and distributions or repurchase or redeem capital stock, restrict the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company, prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt, or enter into transactions with affiliates. 
The Indenture also contains certain “Events of Default” (as defined in the Indenture) customary for indentures of this type. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may, and the Trustee at the request of the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall, declare all unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all the Notes to be due and payable.
Revolving Credit Facility
On August 1, 2012, Coeur Alaska, Inc. and Coeur Rochester, Inc. (the “Borrowers”), each a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $100.0 million, which principal amount may be increased, subject to receiving additional commitments therefor, by up to $50.0 million. There is a quarterly commitment fee of 0.1% on the unused portion of the line. The unused line fee for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was $0.1 million and was charged to interest expense.
The term of the Revolving Credit Facility is four years. Amounts may be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility to finance working capital and general corporate purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Revolving Credit Facility. The obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility would be secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries, including the land, mineral rights and infrastructure at the Kensington and Rochester mines, as well as a pledge of the shares of certain of the Company's subsidiaries. In addition, in connection with the Revolving Credit Facility, Coeur Alaska, Inc. transferred its existing hedge positions established under the Kensington Term Facility, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as hedge provider.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility would bear interest at a rate selected by the Borrowers equal to either LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25%-3.25% or an alternate base rate plus a margin of 1.25%-2.25%, with the margin determined by reference to the Company's ratio of consolidated debt to adjusted EBITDA.
Voluntary prepayments of the loans and voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility are permitted without prepayment premium or penalty, subject to payment of customary LIBOR breakage costs. Amounts so repaid may be re-borrowed subject to customary requirements.
The Revolving Credit Facility contains representations and warranties, events of default and affirmative and negative covenants that the Company believes are usual and customary, including covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional debt, incur or permit liens on assets, make investments and acquisitions, consolidate or merge with any other company, engage in asset sales and make dividends and distributions. The Revolving Credit

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Facility also contains financial covenants that require (i) ratio of consolidated debt to adjusted EBITDA to be not greater than 3.25 to 1.00 (subject to a step-down to 3.00 to 1.00 after two years), (ii) ratio of adjusted EBITDA to interest expense to be not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and (iii) tangible net worth to be not less than 90% of tangible net worth as of March 31, 2012 plus 25% of net income for each fiscal quarter ending after March 31, 2012 to the date of measurement.
As of June 30, 2013, no amounts have been drawn.
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
Per the indenture governing the 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Convertible Notes”), the Company announced on February 13, 2013 that it was offering to repurchase all of its outstanding Convertible Notes. As of February 12, 2013, there was $48.7 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes outstanding. The Company repurchased $43.3 million in aggregate principal amount, leaving a balance of $5.3 million at June 30, 2013.
    The fair value of the notes outstanding, as determined by market transactions at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $5.2 million and $48.2 million, respectively. The carrying value of the equity component at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $10.9 million.
Each holder of the Convertible Notes may require that the Company repurchase some or all of the holder’s notes on March 15, 2015, March 15, 2018 and March 15, 2023 at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, in cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the Company’s election. Holders would also have the right, following certain fundamental change transactions, to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of their notes for cash at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may redeem the notes for cash in whole or in part at any time on or after March 22, 2015 at 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The Convertible Notes provide for “net share settlement” of any conversions. Pursuant to this feature, upon conversion of the notes, the Company (1) would pay the note holder an amount in cash equal to the lesser of the conversion obligation or the principal amount of the notes and (2) would settle any excess of the conversion obligation above the notes’ principal amount in the Company’s common stock, cash or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election.
The Convertible Notes are convertible under certain circumstances, as defined in the indenture, at the holder’s option, at an initial conversion rate of 17.60254 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $56.81 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.

Kensington Term Facility
On August 16, 2012, Coeur Alaska prepaid all obligations and indebtedness outstanding under the Term Facility Agreement dated October 27, 2009 by and among Coeur Alaska, Inc. and the Financial Institutions listed on schedule 1 thereto (the "Kensington Term Facility"), which totaled approximately $68.6 million. Upon payment in full, the Kensington Term Facility was terminated and all of the liens granted under the Kensington Term Facility were released.
As a condition to the Kensington Term Facility, the Company agreed to enter into a gold hedging program which protects a minimum of 243,750 ounces of gold production over the life of the facility against the risk associated with fluctuations in the market price of gold. This program consists of a series of zero cost collars which consist of a floor price and a ceiling price of gold. Coeur Alaska has transferred these hedge positions to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as hedge provider. Call options protecting 87,000 ounces of gold were outstanding at June 30, 2013. The weighted average strike price of the call options was $1,964.20. Put options protecting 97,000 ounces of gold were outstanding at June 30, 2013. The weighted average strike price of the put options was $979.79. Call options protecting 97,000 ounces of gold were outstanding at December 31, 2012. The weighted average strike price of the call options was $1,967.89. Put options protecting 122,000 ounces of gold were outstanding at December 31, 2012. The weighted average strike price of the put options was $967.86.
Capital Lease Obligations
As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding balances on capital leases of $6.7 million and $11.4 million, respectively.
Palmarejo Gold Production Royalty Obligation
The Company recognized accretion expense on the Palmarejo gold production royalty obligation of $4.1 million and $5.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company recognized accretion expense of $8.2 million and $10.7 million, respectively for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the remaining minimum obligation under the royalty agreement was $56.5 million and $61.9 million, respectively.
Capitalized Interest

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The Company capitalizes interest incurred on its various debt instruments as a cost of properties under development. For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company capitalized interest of $0.0 million and $0.6 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company capitalized interest of $0.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
Litigation and Other Events
For a discussion of litigation and other events, see Note 20 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Litigation and Other Events.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
Risk Mitigation Overview
The Company is exposed to various market risks as a part of its operations. In an effort to mitigate losses associated with these risks, the Company may, at times, enter into derivative financial instruments. These may take the form of forward sales contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate swaps. The Company does not actively engage in the practice of trading derivative instruments for profit. This discussion of the Company’s market risk assessments contains “forward looking statements” that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results and actions could differ materially from those discussed below.
The Company’s operating results are substantially dependent upon the world market prices of silver and gold. The Company has no control over silver and gold prices, which can fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous factors, such as supply and demand and investor sentiment. From time to time, in order to mitigate some of the risk associated with these fluctuations, the Company may enter into forward sale contracts. The Company continually evaluates the potential benefits of engaging in these strategies based on current market conditions. The Company may be exposed to nonperformance risk by counterparties as a result of its hedging activities. This exposure would be limited to the amount that the spot price of the metal falls short of the contract price. The Company enters into contracts and other arrangements from time to time in an effort to reduce the negative effect of price changes on its cashflows. These arrangements typically consist of managing the Company’s exposure to foreign currency exchange rates and market prices associated with changes in gold and silver commodity prices. The Company also may manage price risk by purchasing put options.
Concentrate Sales Contracts
The Company enters into concentrate sales contracts with third-party smelters. The contracts, in general, provide for a provisional payment based upon provisional assays and quoted metal prices. The provisionally priced sales contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from the sale of concentrates at the forward price at the time of sale. The embedded derivative, which is the final settlement price based on a future price, does not qualify for hedge accounting. These embedded derivatives are recorded as derivative assets (in Prepaid expenses and other) or derivative liabilities (in Accrued liabilities and other) on the balance sheet and are adjusted to fair value through earnings each period until the date of final settlement. At June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding provisionally priced sales of $29.5 million, consisting of 0.3 million ounces of silver and 15,589 ounces of gold, which had a fair value of $28.4 million including the embedded derivative. For each one cent per ounce change in realized silver price, revenue would vary (plus or minus) approximately $3,000; and for each one dollar per ounce change in realized gold price, revenue would vary (plus or minus) approximately $16,000. At December 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding provisionally priced sales of $33.2 million consisting of 0.4 million ounces of silver and 11,957 ounces of gold, which had a fair value of approximately $34.1 million including the embedded derivative. For each one cent per ounce change in realized silver price, revenue would vary (plus or minus) approximately $4,000 and for each one dollar per ounce change in realized gold price, revenue would vary (plus or minus) approximately $12,000.
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts
The Company periodically enters into forward foreign currency contracts to reduce the foreign exchange risk associated with forecasted Mexican peso (“MXN”) operating costs at its Palmarejo mine. At June 30, 2013, the Company had MXN foreign exchange contracts of $32.7 million in U.S. dollars. These contracts require the Company to exchange U.S. dollars for MXN at a weighted average exchange rate of 12.65 MXN to each U.S. dollar over the next nine months. In addition, at June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding call options requiring it to sell $6.0 million in U.S. dollars in exchange for MXP at a weighted average strike price of 15.50 MXP to each U.S. dollar if the foreign exchange rate exceeds the strike price. Further, at June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding put options allowing it to buy $6.0 million in U.S. dollars in exchange for MXP at a weighted average strike price of 12.50 MXP to each U.S. dollar if the foreign exchange rate exceeds the strike price. The Company had a liability with a fair value of $1.4 million at June 30, 2013. The Company recorded mark-to-market losses on these contracts of $2.3 million and $1.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. The Company recorded mark-to-market gains on these contracts of $0.1 million and $2.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. These mark-to-market adjustments are reflected in fair value adjustments, net in the consolidated statement of operations. A 10% weakening of the MXN would result in an increase in the fair value of $2.8 million.  The Company recorded realized gains of $0.2 million and

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$0.8 million in production costs applicable to sales during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. The Company recorded realized losses of $1.2 million and $1.9 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, which have been recognized in production costs applicable to sales.

In connection with an arrangement agreement entered into with Orko Silver Corp., the Company entered into a foreign currency contract in the first quarter of 2013 to reduce the foreign exchange risk associated with forecasted Canadian dollars ("CAD"). Please see Note 8 - ACQUISITION OF ORKO SILVER CORPORATION/LA PRECIOSA MINERAL INTERESTS for additional information. This contract allowed the Company to exchange U.S. dollars for CAD at an exchange rate of 1.0 CAD to each U.S. dollar if the CAD exchange rate exceeded par. The contract expired unexercised in the second quarter. The Company recorded a mark-to-market gain on this contract of $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, reversing the loss recognized in the first quarter. This mark-to-market adjustment is reflected in fair value adjustments, net in the consolidated statement of operations.
Palmarejo Gold Production Royalty
On January 21, 2009, the Company entered into the gold production royalty transaction with Franco-Nevada Corporation. The minimum royalty obligation ends when payments have been made on a total of 400,000 ounces of gold. As of June 30, 2013, a total of 170,382 ounces of gold remain outstanding under the minimum royalty obligation. The price volatility associated with the minimum royalty obligation is considered an embedded derivative financial instrument under U.S. GAAP. The fair value of the embedded derivative at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was a liability of $52.3 million and $145.1 million, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the mark-to-market adjustments for this embedded derivative amounted to a gain of $69.2 million and a gain of $25.1 million, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company realized losses on the settlement of the liabilities of $8.1 million and realized gains of $12.7 million, respectively. The mark-to-market adjustments and realized losses are included in fair value adjustments, net in the consolidated statement of operations.
For each $1.00 increase in the price of gold, the fair value of the net derivative liability at June 30, 2013 would have increased by approximately $0.2 million. For each $1.00 decrease in the price of gold, the fair value of the net derivative liability at June 30, 2013 would have decreased by approximately $0.2 million.
Gold Hedges
On June 30, 2013 the Company had outstanding call options requiring it to deliver 87,000 ounces of gold at a weighted average strike price of $1,964.20 per ounce if the market price of gold exceeds the strike price. At June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding put options allowing it to sell 97,000 ounces of gold at a weighted average strike price of $979.79 per ounce if the market price of gold were to fall below the strike price. The contracts expire by their terms over the next four years. As of June 30, 2013 the fair market value of these contracts was a net liability of $2.4 million.
Additional information about the Company’s derivative financial instruments may be found in Note 16 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), and management necessarily applied its judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures, which by their nature, can provide only reasonable assurance regarding management’s control objectives. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Based upon the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective and operating to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by it in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Based on an evaluation by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, such officers concluded that there was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The information contained under Note 20 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1A (Risk Factors) of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 sets forth information relating to important risks and uncertainties that could materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition or operating results. Those risk factors continue to be relevant to an understanding of the Company's business, financial condition and operating results. In addition, those risk factors have been supplemented and updated in this Form 10-Q. Additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations.
The Company's results of operations, cash flows and operating costs are highly dependent upon the market prices of silver and gold and other commodities, which are volatile and beyond the Company's control. Substantial or extended declines in gold and silver prices would materially and adversely affect the Company's results of operations and cash flows.
Silver and gold are commodities, and their prices are volatile. During the last twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the price of silver ranged from a low of $26.39 per ounce to a high of $36.88 per ounce, and the price of gold ranged from a low of $1,540 per ounce to a high of $1,792 per ounce. During the first six months of 2013, the price of silver ranged from a low of $18.70 per ounce to a high of $32.31 per ounce, and the price of gold ranged from a low of $1,192 per ounce to a high of $1,693 per ounce. The closing market prices of silver and gold on August 7, 2013 were $19.58 per ounce and $1,283 per ounce, respectively.
Silver and gold prices are affected by many factors beyond the Company's control, including prevailing interest rates and returns on other asset classes, expectations regarding inflation, speculation, currency values, governmental decisions regarding the disposal of precious metals stockpiles, global and regional demand and production, political and economic conditions and other factors. In addition, Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), which have substantially facilitated the ability of large and small investors to buy and sell precious metals, have become significant holders of gold and silver. Factors that are generally understood to contribute to a decline in the prices of silver and gold include a strengthening of the U.S. dollar, net outflows from gold and silver ETFs, bullion sales by private and government holders and a general global economic slowdown.
Because the Company derives all of its revenues from sales of silver and gold, its results of operations and cash flows will fluctuate as the prices of these metals increase or decrease. A sustained period of declining gold and silver prices would materially and adversely affect the results of operations and cash flows. Additionally, if market prices for silver and gold decline or remain at relatively low levels for a sustained period of time, the Company may have to revise its operating plans, including reducing operating costs and capital expenditures, terminating or suspending mining operations at one or more of its properties and discontinuing certain exploration and development plans. The Company may be unable to decrease its costs in an amount sufficient to offset reductions in revenues, and may incur losses.     
Operating costs at the Company's mines are also affected by the price of input commodities, such as fuel, electricity, labor, chemical reagents, explosives, steel and concrete. Prices for these input commodities are volatile and can fluctuate due to conditions that are difficult to predict, including global competition for resources, currency fluctuations, consumer or industrial demand and other factors. Continued volatility in the prices of commodities and other supplies the Company purchases could lead to higher costs, which would adversely affect results of operations and cash flows.
Since the beginning of 2011, the Company has made strategic minority investments in eight silver and gold development companies in North and South America. The value of these investments depends significantly on the market prices of silver and gold. The Company cannot assure that the value of these investments, or the value of future investments it may make in other development companies, will not decline. Declines in the value of these investments could adversely affect the Company's financial condition.
A significant and sustained decline in gold and silver prices could cause one or more of the Company's mining properties to become unprofitable, which could require it to record write-downs of long-lived assets that would adversely affect results of operations and financial condition.
Established accounting standards for impairment of the value of long-lived assets such as mining properties requires the Company to review the recoverability of the cost of its assets upon a triggering event by estimating the future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Impairment, measured by comparing an asset's carrying value to its fair value, must be recognized when the carrying value of the asset exceeds these cash flows. A significant and sustained decline in or sustained period of relatively low silver or gold prices, or the failure to control production and operating costs or

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realize the minable ore reserves at the Company's mining properties, could lead it to terminate or suspend mining operations at one or more of its properties and require a write-down of the carrying value of the assets. Any such actions would negatively affect results of operations and financial condition.
The Company may record other types of additional mining property charges in the future if it sells a property for a price less than its carrying value or has to increase reclamation liabilities in connection with the closure and reclamation of a property. Any such additional write-downs of mining properties could adversely affect results of operations and financial condition.
The Company's use of derivative contracts to protect against market price volatility exposes it to risk of opportunity loss, mark-to-market accounting adjustments and exposure to counterparty credit risk.
From time to time, the Company may enter into price risk management contracts to protect against fluctuations in the price of its products and changes in the price of fuel and other input costs. These contracts could include forward sales or purchase contracts, futures contracts, purchased or sold put and call options and other contracts. Any such use of forward or futures contracts can expose the Company to risk of an opportunity loss. The use of derivative contracts may also result in significant mark-to-market accounting adjustments, which may have a material adverse impact on reported financial results. The Company is exposed to credit risk with contract counter-parties, including, but not limited to, sales contracts and derivative contracts. In the event of non-performance in connection with a contract, the Company could be exposed to a loss of value for that contract.
Third parties may dispute the Company's unpatented mining claims, which could result in the discovery of defective titles and losses affecting its business.
The validity of mining claims is often uncertain and may be contested. Although the Company has attempted to acquire satisfactory title to undeveloped properties, in accordance with mining industry practice it does not generally obtain title opinions until a decision is made to develop a property. As a result, some titles, particularly titles to undeveloped properties may be defective. Defective title to any of the Company's mining claims could result in litigation, insurance claims and potential losses affecting its business as a whole.
There may be challenges to the title of any of the claims comprising the Company's mines that, if successful, could impair development and operations. A defect could result in the Company losing all or a portion of its right, title, estate and interest in and to the properties to which the title defect relates.
The Company's newly acquired silver-gold project, La Preciosa, is subject to significant development, operational and regulatory risks. 
As a development phase project, La Preciosa is subject to numerous risks.  These risks include uncertainty as to the development of the La Preciosa project in accordance with current expectations or at all, and the ultimate extent, quality, grade and mineability of silver mineralization.  Further, the Company may be unable to complete project and environmental permitting within an economically acceptable time frame.  
The recently-completed PEA for the La Preciosa project does not have sufficient certainty to constitute a pre-feasibility study or a feasibility study.  The PEA includes mineralized material that is considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to it that would enable it to be categorized as proven and probable reserves.  We cannot assure that the results reflected in the PEA will be realized or that the Company will ever be in a position to identify proven and probable reserves at the La Preciosa project.  In particular, the PEA uses estimated capital costs and operating costs which are based on factors including tonnage and grades of metal expected to be mined and processed and expected recovery rates, none of which has been completed to a pre-feasibility study or a feasibility study level.  While the Company currently is commencing a feasibility study on the La Preciosa project, the ultimate identification of proven and probable reserves will depend on a number of factors, including the attributes of the deposit (including size, grade, geological formation and proximity to infrastructure), metal prices, government regulations (including regulations pertaining to taxes, royalties, land use, international trade and permitting) and environmental protections.  It is possible that proven and probable reserves will never be identified at the La Preciosa project, which would inhibit the Company's ability to develop the La Preciosa project into a commercial mining operation. In addition, following completion of the feasibility study, the Company may determine not to proceed with project construction. .
The Company plans to configure and design the La Preciosa project as a large-tonnage, open pit operation in an effort to maximize annual production and mine life.  However, the Company may be unable to obtain the permits required for this design scope, or the Company may be unable to complete the design in a manner that complies with environmental laws.  Further, geological or technological impediments to extraction and processing may render the engineering impracticable or uneconomic. 
As a result of these and related risks, future estimates of or actual cash operating costs and economic returns of the La Preciosa project may materially differ from these estimated costs and returns for this project, and accordingly, the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be negatively affected.

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Information concerning any mine safety violations and other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has been included in Exhibit 95.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Item 6. Exhibits
 
Exhibits
 
 
 
 
3.1
 
Certificate of Conversion of Coeur Mining, Inc., effective as of May 16, 2013 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K12B filed on May 16, 2013).
 
 
 
3.2
 
Certificate of Incorporation of Coeur Mining, Inc., effective as of May 16, 2013 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K12B filed on May 16, 2013).

 
 
 
3.3
 
Bylaws of Coeur Mining, Inc., effective as of May 16, 2013 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K12B filed on May 16, 2013).
 
 
 
4.1
 
Warrant Agreement dated as of April 16, 2013, by and among Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare, Inc., as Warrant Agent (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2013).
 
 
 
4.2
 
Form of Common Stock Share Certificate of Coeur Mining, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K12B filed on May 16, 2013).
 
 
 
4.3
 
Form of Warrant Certificate of Coeur Mining, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K12B filed on May 16, 2013).
 
 
 
10.1
 
Offer letter dated February 4, 2013 from the Company to Peter Mitchell (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2013).
 
 
 
10.2
 
Form of Indemnification Agreement (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2013).
 
 
 
14.1
 
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2013).
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of the CEO
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of the CFO
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of the CEO (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of the CFO (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)
 
 
95.1
 
Mine Safety Disclosure Exhibit
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Schema Document
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
101.DEF
 
Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Labels Linkbase Document
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
Coeur Mining, Inc.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Dated
August 8, 2013
/s/ Mitchell J. Krebs
 
 
MITCHELL J. KREBS
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Dated
August 8, 2013
/s/ Peter C. Mitchell
 
 
PETER C. MITCHELL
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
Dated
August 8, 2013
/s/ Mark Spurbeck
 
 
MARK SPURBECK
 
 
Vice President, Finance (Principal Accounting Officer)


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